I know what it's like when the things you believe make you feel like you're on the outside looking in.

What's stronger-the need to uphold the law, or the motive to turn one's back on it?

I love feeling loved. I don't love knowing that I will always come in second place. I love the fact that at least sometimes when I am in my home, I'm not alone. I don't love the fact that it's not always. I love not having to answer to him. I don't love that he doesn't answer to me. I love the way I feel when I am with him. I don't love the way I feel when I'm not.

No matter how much you consumed, you would not have your fill.

It took me a lifetime to realizethings don't get lost if they don't have value- you don't miss what you don't care about.

When she wanted to escape her life, she read books

Love is not an equation, it is not a contract, and it is not a happy ending. Love is the slate under the chalk, the ground that buildings rise, and the oxygen in the air. It is the place you come back to, no matter where your headed