Pride is allowed to have an element of worry, especially when you are a mother.

I'm always standing on the edge of something bad.

elliptical, adj. The kiss I like the most is one of the slow ones. It’s as much breath as touch, as much no as yes. You lean in from the side, and I have to turn a little to make it happen.

The minute I knew I was in love was the minute when there was no question about it.

I have no idea how he knows when I need him. We can go weeks without speaking, and then, when my blue moods threaten to turn black, he will show up and tell me my moods are azure indigo cerulean cobalt periwinkle and suddenly the blue will not seem so dark, more like the color of a noon-bright sky. He brings the sun.

You know what happens to girls who loves lost boys? They become lost themselves.

How amazing it is that friendships can become so full that you can't imagine what your life was like before them.