They say that there are moments that open up your life like a walnut cracked, that change your point of view so that you never look at things the same way again.

There's a lot of things you can't see if you aren't' looking.

You can't look back - you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.

I've never been in love, but I've always imagined it--weirdly--like some sort of OxiClean commercial. The TV host shows a scene from an ordinary day, and then takes a big old sponge soaked in love and swipes away the stains. Suddenly that same scene is missing all the mistakes, all the loneliness. The colors are like jewels, ten times richer than they were before. The music is louder and clearer. "Love," the host will say, "makes life a little brighter.

Do you remember the summer we signed you up for camp? And the night before you left, you said you've changed your mind and wanted to stay home? I told you to to get a seat on the left side of the bus, so when you pulled away, you'd be able to look back and see me there waiting for you." I press her hand against my cheek, hard enough to leave a mark. "You get that same seat in Heaven. One where you can watch me, watching you.

Add love, and all the lines between right and wrong were bound to disappear.

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