He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.

Surely he knows we are all watching. That I am watching. It is always that way when you are in a group and someone decides to go for a swim or walk to the water. The ocean is a giant stage. It is natural that the others watch, if only for a moment.

I will find the good in this loss. I will make something happen that wouldn't have happened otherwise.

I like to match what I wear to my book jacket - it's a little bit cheesy, but it's my thing.

The person who wants out of the relationship always gets her way.

Instead of relief or gratitude, more guilt washes over me. Andy's certainly not faultless - no one ever is in a marriage

There are two kinds of women--those who eat in a crisis and those who lose their appetite in a crisis.