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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Maybe I had more wrinkles than I would if I hadn't spent so much of my life outdoors, but I didn't care. It was a privilege to grow old, and not everyone got to enjoy it. I was grateful for every minute I was given.

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?