Normal, in our house, is like a blanket too short for a bed--sometimes it covers you just fine, and other times it leaves you cold and shaking; and worst of all, you never know which of the two it's going to be.

Home is not a place, but rather, the people you love

Who I am, and what I am capable of doing has always managed to surprise me.

You know, the mind is a remarkable thing. Just because you can't see the wound doesn't mean it isn't hurting. It scars all the time, but it heals.

It was a catch-22: If you didn’t put the trauma behind you, you couldn’t move on. But if you did put the trauma behind you, you willingly gave up your claim to the person you were before it happened.

it was possible to grow up in an instant, that you could look down and see the line in the sand dividing your life now from what it used to be.

anyone can understand anything. You just have to know how to present your information.