If you have a friend, a good friend, a woman you love, and you learn she’s done something abominable, do you stop loving her?

I'd been a terrific student. I hadn't wasted a moment of my time in school, and I knew plenty about healing the troubled mind. But no one had taught me a thing about healing the soul

Sometimes coloring outside the lines can cost you. Only you can figure out if it’s worth it.

You got dealt some crappy cards. But you're the one who has to decide how to play them.

It's just that I've learned that somebody's appearance doesn't always match what's going on inside him. You can't look at a guy's face and see his demons.

Patti Callahan Henry seamlessly combines mystery, family love, and personal journey all in one engrossing tale. From the intriguing beginning to the touching ending, The Stories We Tell is filled with the warmth, heart and compassion that have become the trademark of her novels.

And I knew I would nevr have that everything's-right-in-my-world feeling again.