...when people we love make choices, we don't always understand them. But we can go on loving them, just the same. It isn't a matter of comprehension. It's forgiveness.

I truly believed that the cost of success for us shouldn't be the cost of failure for a good friend.

you never forget your first fall.

Here's what no one ever tells you about love: it hurts, having your heart broken

What makes a treasure a treasure." Marine replied, "is how rare a find it is, when you need it the most.

I started writing when I had three kids under the age of 4. I used to write every ten minutes I got to sit in front of a computer. Now, when I have more time, I function the same way: if it's writing time, I write.

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