You can miss a person you've never known.

When you look into your baby’s eyes,” Lacy said softly, “you see everything you hope they can be…not everything you wish they won’t become.

Being a teenager isn't all that different from being part of someone else's story. There's always someone who thinks they know better than you do

But this is inaccurate. A runaway train is an accident. Me, I'll jump in front of the tracks. I'll even tie myself down in front of the speeding engine. There's some illogical part of me hat still believes if you want Superman to show up, first there's got to be someone worth saving.

The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies

Not everyone understands how you can spin two lassos at the same time, one of hope and one of grief.

Turn around, and the people you thought you knew might change. Your little boy might now live half a world away. Your beautiful daughter might be sneaking out at night. Your ex-husband might by dying by degrees. This is the reason that dancers learn, early on, how to spot while doing pirouettes: we all want to be able to find the place where we started.