Hope and reality lie in inverse proportions, inside the walls of a hospital... Doubt is like dye. Once is spreads into the fabric of excuses you've woven, you'll never get rid of the stain.

My first job was as an assistant in the local library. Self fulfilling prophecy?

Life can change in an instant; don't be so worried about the future that you forget to celebrate what you have right now.

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.

I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, and if you act within the parameters of your role, the whole pack succeeds, and when that falls apart, so does the pack.

That,” she says, “was never here before.

Something still exists as long as there's someone around to remember it.