When the news you don't want to hear is looming before you like Everest, two things can happen. Tragedy can run you through like a sword, or it can become your backbone. Either you fall apart and sob, or you say, 'Right. What's next?

Tutoring a four year old to get into an exclusive preschool made as much sense as hiring a swim coach for a guppy.

true love is felonious… You take someone’s breath away… You rob them of the ability to utter a single word… You steal a heart.

Just when you think you've got your life by the reins, that's when it's most likely to run away with you.

The problem with you is that you always see a glass of milk half empty instead of half filled.

I don't want to tell people what to think. I'm the least qualified person in the world for that. If I'd go around pretending to be the expert on everything, I'd become Dan Brown, and I don't understand that. We all do our research if we're good writers, and we all work hard to get it right, but that doesn't mean we're experts in the field. The best we can do is challenge people to learn the facts themselves.

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.