Maybe Fate isn't the pond you swim in but the fisherman floating on top of it, letting you run the line wild until you are weary enough to be reeled back in.

I don't believe in God. But sitting there, in a room full of those who feel otherwise, I realize that I do believe in people. In their strength to help each other, and to thrive in spite of the odds, I believe that the extraordinary trumps the ordinary, any day. I believe that having something to hope for -- even if it's just a better tomorrow -- is the most powerful drug on this planet.

I don't think we get a choice in who we fall for," Ian whispers. "I think we just do.

Things that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never really be whole.

You can’t keep yourself from falling in love, but you can steer yourself away from the wrong people.

My dad used to say that living with regrets was like driving a car that only moved in reverse.

You may be real, but you're still stuck in a book.