Sweetened ice tea is one of the things I love about the South, right up there with homemade biscuits and cheese grits.

His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.

I think some of the biggest time sucks are regret and guilt, and I have to fight against those things all the time. In a way, it's a good thing, because it can motivate you to make amends and forgive, but regrets are really, I think, a supreme waste of time in many ways.

Well, because sometimes you love someone but they might not be the right person for you. That takes some time to figure out

This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So when the whole thing spills, you aren’t as devastated.

You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed)

Recognizing that there is more heartbreak in continuous disappointment than a void.