You know, the mind is a remarkable thing. Just because you can't see the wound doesn't mean it isn't hurting. It scars all the time, but it heals.

Like the teens I worked with, I understood the need for miracles--they kept reality from paralyzing you

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

I think that different things sell in different countries.

I realized it was like looking into the sun—you shouldn't do it, because you'd turn your face away and be blind to everything else.

Sara: "You are so brave," I tell her, and then I smile. "When I grow up, I want to be just like you." To my surprise, Kate shakes her head hard. Her voice is a feather, a thread. "No Mommy," she says. "You'd be sick.

true love is felonious… You take someone’s breath away… You rob them of the ability to utter a single word… You steal a heart.