It was possible that a miracle was not something that happened to you, but rather something that didn’t.

That's what love is. It's some power greater than you and me, that draws us to one special person

Maybe the reason I've never died in this story is that I've never had something worth dying for before.

You make yourself strong because it's expected of you. You become confident because someone beside you is unsure. You turn into the person others need you to be.

I can give or take elephants; I never can find the cheetah-but the zebras captivate me. They'd be one of the few things that would fit if we were lucky enough to live in a world that's black or white.

Princes don't come around everyday, and happy endings don't grow on trees

a guardian ad litem... GAL is appointed by a court to be a child's advocate during legal proceedings that involve a minor. You don't have to be a lawyer to be trained as a GAL, but you have to have a moral compass and a heart. Which, actually probably renders most lawyers unqualified for the job.