I’d much rather pretend I’m somewhere else, and any time I open the pages of a book, that happens.

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.

When you’re hurting deeply, you go inward.

I love feeling loved. I don't love knowing that I will always come in second place. I love the fact that at least sometimes when I am in my home, I'm not alone. I don't love the fact that it's not always. I love not having to answer to him. I don't love that he doesn't answer to me. I love the way I feel when I am with him. I don't love the way I feel when I'm not.

Lies were only as strong as the suckers that believed them.

Love was that way. You could not render it in black or white. It always came down to the strange, blended shades of grey.

You can’t keep yourself from falling in love, but you can steer yourself away from the wrong people.