And the very act of living is a tide; at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one day you look down and see how much pain has eroded

When you can not find someone, it is because you've been misdirected to look elsewhere

Suddenly this is all too hard. I am tired of putting up walls. I want someone with the strength - and the honesty - to break them down.

The person may have a scar, but it also means they have a story

These days her entire life was about making people believe she was someone she wasn't anymore.

It's because of libraries that books like mine get recommended to book clubs and avid readers, who in turn pass them onto others looking to be whisked away from the world for a little while...and perhaps to learn a bit about themselves in the process.

Love is not an equation, it is not a contract, and it is not a happy ending. Love is the slate under the chalk, the ground that buildings rise, and the oxygen in the air. It is the place you come back to, no matter where your headed