But there is a different between mending someone who's broken and finding someone who makes you complete.

The act of reading is a partnership. The author builds a house, but the reader makes it a home.

Nathaniel closes his eyes and jumps, his arms glued to his sides like that fly's. He doesn't try to break his fall, just hits hard, because it hurts less than everything else.

He rises over me, a second sun, and fills me with light and heat.

If you want to love a parent you have to understand the incredible investment he or she has in you. If you are a parent, and you want to be loved, you have to deserve it.

Tutoring a four year old to get into an exclusive preschool made as much sense as hiring a swim coach for a guppy.

I have always written about subjects that engage me - questions I can't answer myself. They apparently tend to be big moral and ethical issues!