never trust a man who wears a pinkie ring. . . the only jewelry a guy should wear is a wedding band or a super bowl ring

You couldn't have strength without weakness, you couldn't have light without dark, you couldn't have love without loss

Everyone thinks you make mistakes when you're young. But I don't think we make any fewer when we're grown up

Happiness is what you choose to remember.

Someone once told me that when you give birth to a daughter, you've just met the person whose hand you'll be holding the day you die.

Why is it that only in the very beginnings of a relationship are you aware of the heat coming from inside a person, of the number of inches you would have to move for your shoulders to brush as if it were an accident?

I learned a long time ago with you that folks who were trying to be kind would rather do it with a macaroni-and-cheese bake than any personal involvement. You hand off a serving dish and you've done your job - no need to get personally involved, and your conscience is clean. Food is the currency of aid.