I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged its feet.

You can run but you can't hide... but I can try. I feel air catch in my lungs and I get a cramp in my side and this pain, this wonderful physical pain that I can place, reminds me that after all I am still alive.

When the door opens, I realize that the only thing worse than waiting is the moment you realize a decision has been made.

Time is an optical illusion- never quite as soild or strong as we think it is

I sometimes wonder if it is just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they are supposed to be by going nowhere.

The right idea is the one you can't stop thinking about; the one that's in your head first thing in the morning.

But Katie knew it was a sin, had known from the moment she made the decision to lie with Adam. However, the transgression wasn't making love without the sanction of marriage. It was that for the first time in her life, Katie had put herself first. Put her own wants and needs above everything and everyone else.