It's disappointing to know that someone can see right through you.

The best place to cry is on a mother's arms.

Inside each of us is a monster; inside each of us is a saint. The real question is which one we nurture the most, which one will smite the other.

I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice....sure it does...but only if you're too dumb to move.

Life was all about being in a certain place, at a certain time.

In this new place we've found, sometimes there aren't words, because the truth can be even more difficult than the lies.

Sara: "You are so brave," I tell her, and then I smile. "When I grow up, I want to be just like you." To my surprise, Kate shakes her head hard. Her voice is a feather, a thread. "No Mommy," she says. "You'd be sick.