Just because fate had thrown another obstacle in my way didn't mean I had to give up my dreams.

Maybe if you spend your life pretending you're on a movie set, you don't ever have to admit that the walls are made out of paper and the food is plastic and the words in your mouth aren't really yours.

When you love someone you let them take care of you.

I don't want to make the same mistake twice. I don't want to tell myself it's over when it's not.

In books, you always know what's coming next. There are no surprises.

I sometimes wonder if it is just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they are supposed to be by going nowhere.

and yet, you never knew wwhat you were capable of until you arrived at that given moment. Life was just a whole string of spots where you continued to surprise yourself.