I had taken the photograph from afar (distance being the basic glitch in our relationship), using my Nikon and zoom lens while hiding behind a fake marble pillar. I was hiding because if he knew I'd been secretly photographing him for all these months he would think I was immature, neurotic and obsessive. I'm not. I'm an artist. Artists are always misunderstood.(Thwonk)

We read to learn and to grow, to laugh, to be motivated, and to understand things we've never been exposed to. We read for strength to help us when we feel broken, discouraged or afraid. We read to find hope. We read because we're not just made up of skin and bones, and a deep need for chocolate, but we're also made up of words, words which describe our thoughts and what's hidden in our hearts.

If you worry about every little thing you're going to have one thoroughly miserable life.

A heart will say amazing things if it's given half a chance.

When you can carry five full dinner platters on your left arm, you should be able to vote, even if you're not eighteen.

I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your way through.

Like my grandmother always said, 'you never know the blessings that come from suffering.