Of course, people will laugh at you, but people laugh at a great many things so there is no need to take it personally.

Unconditional love is what a child should expect from a parent even though it rarely works out that way.

Love is vivid. I never wanted the pale version. Love is full strength. I never wanted the diluted version. I never shied away from love's hugeness but I had no idea that love could be as reliable as the sun. The daily rising of love.

What should I do about the wild and the tame? The wild heart that wants to be free, and the tame heart that wants to come home. I want to be held. I don't want you to come too close. I want you to scoop me up and bring me home at nights. I don't want to tell you where I am. I want to keep a place among the rocks where no one can find me. I want to be with you.

Somewhere between fear and sex passion is.

I felt like a thief with a bagful of stolen glances.

I know I've had an unusual beginning and a colourful life, but that wouldn't matter if I couldn't make it speak to other people.