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

You’ll tell yourself anything you have to, to pretend that you’re still the one in control.

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

It never failed to amaze me how the most ordinary day could be catapulted into the extraordinary in the blink of an eye.

Mistakes are something that happen by accident. You didn't walk out the door one morning and fall into some guy's bed. You thought about it, for a while. You made that choice.

A woman isn't all that different from a bonfire. A fire's a beautiful thing, right? Something you can't take your eyes off, when it's burning. If you can keep it contained, it'll throw light and heat for you. It's only when it gets out of control that you have to go on the offensive.

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