I kept trying to talk myself out of my second thoughts when they were trying to help me. My advice? When it comes to relationships, second thoughts should be promoted.

We are thickly layered, page lying upon page, behind simple covers. And love - it is not the book itself, but the binding.

You were supposed to have hope, right? You were supposed to respect its power and hold on. And so I did. I held, and held, and let hope fill me. But as the days went on, it seemed I could be holding for a long, long time. Hope could be the most powerful thing or the most useless

Funny the only two times we use the phrase "seeing someone" are when we are referring to being in a a relationship or getting psychological help.

We're as good at talking ourselves out of fear as into it, aren't we? Maybe better.

It's good to let God pick a man for you. We don't do so well when we pick them ourselves. They end up lipsticks in a drawer, all those wrong colors you thought looked so good in the package.

Things that came apart could be put together again, but never exactly the same.