But sometimes, in order to win, you have to make sacrifices.

When she wanted to escape her life, she read books

And in general, the residents of the town wondered why they all felt hollow just beneath the throat, the result of missing something they had never been able to name in the first place.

Asking me to describe my son is like asking me to hold the ocean in a paper cup

An apology with a defense built in isn't much of an apology

There are so many ways to betray someone. You can whisper behind his back. You can deceive him on purpose. You can deliver him into the hands of his enemy, when he trusts you. You can break a promise. The question is, if you do any of those things, are you also betraying yourself?

Parenting is really just a matter of tracking, of hoping your kids do not get so far ahead you can no longer see their next moves.