You can't exist in this world without leaving a piece of yourself behind.

Can you hate someone for what they have done, but still love them for whom they had been?

Energy can't be destroyed, only converted into something different. So when a person dies, where does that energy go?

I tell you this as a cautionary tale: beware of getting what you want. It's bound to disappoint you.

Mistakes are like the memories you hide in an attic: old love letters from relationships that tanked, photos of dead relatives, toys from a childhood you miss. Out of sight is out of mind, but somewhere deep inside you know they still exist. And you also know that you're avoiding them.

It takes two people to make a friendship work

But I think half the battle is figuring out what works for you, and I am much better at being a mother than I ever would have been as a lawyer. I sometimes wonder if it is just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they are supposed to be by going nowhere." - My Sister's Keeper