You could only save someone that wanted to be saved; otherwise, you'd be be dragged down for the count, too.

The bigger the hole inside you, the more desperate you became to fill it.

You didn't get past something like that, you go through it -- and for that reason alone, I understood more about her than she ever would have guessed.

Change is a funny thing. We never are quite sure what we are becoming or even why. Then one day we look at ourselves and wonder who we are and how we got that way. Only one thing about change remains constant...it is always painful

Most people in America want an easy read. I call it McFiction - books which pass right through you without you even digesting them. I don't mean a book that has two-syllable words. I mean chapters you can read in a toilet break. Happy endings. We are more of a TV culture.

How far can a person go... and still live with himself.

Campbell" Julia says "Don't do this to me" "Do what?" "Push me off the same cliff twice