Once the world was pulled out from beneath your feet, did you ever get to stand on firm ground again?

When it's all over, you're remembered for what you did, not what you said you were going to do.

If his voice hasn't been the melody of my life, it's been the bass line, so subtle you don't notice it until it's missing.

I have a sister, so I know-that relationship, it's all about fairness: you want your sibling to have exactly what you have-the same amount of toys, the same number of meatballs on your spaghetti, the same share of love. But being a mother is completely different. You want your child to have more than you ever did. You want to build a fire underneath her and watch her soar. It's bigger than words.

There are some nights when you just want to know there's someone else besides you in this wide world.

I have no idea what Andrew might have done, and I do not ask. She believes that I can fix this, and like always, that's enough to make me think that I can. "I'll take care of it,: I say, when what I really mean is: I'll take care of you.

Fiction comes in all shapes and sizes. Secrets,lies,stories. We all tell them. Sometimes,because we hope to entertain. Sometimes,because we need to distract. And sometimes, because we have to.