I have no idea what Andrew might have done, and I do not ask. She believes that I can fix this, and like always, that's enough to make me think that I can. "I'll take care of it,: I say, when what I really mean is: I'll take care of you.

And I think, not for the first time, that what is immoral is not always wrong.

I remember for that one moment, I believe I was hitch hiking on one of those comets, falling so fast that I'd surely burn away before I ever hit the ground.

If I have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over- only living with the mistakes you've made.

A dutiful mother is someone who follows every step her child makes...And a good mother is someone whose child wants to follow her.

I leaned forward and kissed him. And again. As if I were passing him all those silent words I cound not say, the ones that explained my biggest secret: that I might not have OI but I knew how he (Adam) felt. That I was breaking apart, too, all the time."-Amelia

Where you come from does matter -- but not nearly as much as where you are headed.