I feel like I failed," I said. "Don't beat yourself up," Jim said. "She might not have turned out like you planned, but that don't mean she turned out wrong.

That was the thing to remember about all monsters, They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run.

Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.

Interesting people always have a past.

People are like animals. Some are happiest penned in, some need to roam free. You go to recognize what's in her nature and accept it.

She never felt sorry for herself, and that was something I decided I admired most in people.

You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is "If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim