Everyone has a story; everyone hides his past as a means of self-preservation. Some just do it better, and more thoroughly, than others.

When I was little, the great mystery to me was not how babies were made, but why?

When the door opens, I realize that the only thing worse than waiting is the moment you realize a decision has been made.

But love wasn't about sacrifice, and it wasn't about falling short of someone's expectations. By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection to include your traits, instead of excluding them. All any of us wanted, really, was to know that we counted. That someone else's life would not have been as rich without us here.

But Katie knew it was a sin, had known from the moment she made the decision to lie with Adam. However, the transgression wasn't making love without the sanction of marriage. It was that for the first time in her life, Katie had put herself first. Put her own wants and needs above everything and everyone else.

Stem cell research has become such a polarizing issue in America... and I wanted to bring it down to the personal level, instead of the political.

You have to understand what you’re missing before you can really feel a loss.