That my complicated life could be made so simple was astounding.

My mother saved hundreds of animals in her life. Wherever she encountered and injured or needy or abandoned animal, she brought it home.

I've learned so much as both a writer and a human.

The people who don’t give up are the people who find a way to believe in abundance rather than scarcity.

He kissed me hard and I kissed him back harder, like it was the end of an era that had lasted all of my life.

Jump high and hard with intention and heart.

And every last one of us can do better than give up.