A world that was crowded with people could still be a very lonely place.

You build a wall to keep something unwanted out … or to hold something precious in.

I can't do this to you,' he said, drawing back. Emily put her hand on his and pulled the gun to her temple. 'Then do it for me,' she said.

In the space between yes and no, there's a lifetime. It's the difference between the path you walk and the one you leave behind; it's the gap between who you thought you could be and who you really are; its the legroom for the lies you'll tell yourself in the future.

You can't pay a landlord in dogma.

You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.

I wonder if what makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giving a second chance to the people you love who do things wrong.