Life was all about being in a certain place, at a certain time.

But there is a different between mending someone who's broken and finding someone who makes you complete.

Frankly, I wonder who Frank was, and why he has an adverb all to himself.

When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.

I don't believe in God. But sitting there, in a room full of those who feel otherwise, I realize that I do believe in people. In their strength to help each other, and to thrive in spite of the odds, I believe that the extraordinary trumps the ordinary, any day. I believe that having something to hope for -- even if it's just a better tomorrow -- is the most powerful drug on this planet.

...when they look at me, I so badly want to be who they see.

What could you give me," I ask, my voice shaking, "to make me forget ... that you forgot about me?