Iknew that all the attributes he was teased for, at age five, were going to work in his favor by thetime he was thirty-five...but I couldn't get him there overnight. You can't fast-forward your child'slife, no matter how much you want to.

Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.

She had never been a pretty crier. She sobbed the way she did everything else - with passion and excess.

Mistakes are something that happen by accident. You didn't walk out the door one morning and fall into some guy's bed. You thought about it, for a while. You made that choice.

If you choose to be looking for something, you'd better be ready for whatever it is you are find. Because it may not be what you've been expecting.

Loneliness is a mirror, and recognizes itself.

be a good listener, don't judge and don't put boundaries on someone else's grief.