Hunger, she often tells me, has nothing to do with the belly and everything to do with the mind. What Mary really runs isn't a bakery, but a community.

One person's trauma is another's loss of innocence.

We make messes of our lives, but every now and then, we manage to do something that's exactly right. The challenge is figuring out which is which.

So much of marriage was implicit and nonverbal. Had I gotten so complacent I'd forgotten to communicate?

I may not have a degree, but I certainly got an education.

think about it: Romeo and Juliet bucked the system, and look where it got them. Superman has the hots for Lois Lane, when the better match, of course, would be with Wonder Woman.

There are so many things I can't believe. That people deserve what they get, both bad and good. That one day I'll live in a world where people are judged by what they do instead of who they are. That happy endings don't have contingencies and conditions.