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

Every family has a story, and I love that those stories are etched in sand rather than granite. That way we can change them. We can bury the lies and embrace the truth. And we can move forward.

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

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

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

No matter how many people care about you, she thought, if you can't be open with them about who you truly are, you're still alone.

Sometimes it was hard to express how much you loved someone. You said the words, but you could never quite capture the depth of it. You could never quite hold someone tightly enough.