God doesn't give people burdens they can't handle.

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

My dad used to say that living with regrets was like driving a car that only moved in reverse.

When you have been burned by fire once, you don't leap into the flames again.

When was the last time someone read aloud to you? Probably when you were a child, and if you think back, you'll remember how safe you felt, tucked under the covers, or curled in someone's arms, as a story was spun around you like a web.

This isn't a lie, actually. I don't care why Edward left. All I really want to know is why I wasn't enough to make him stay.

If he says jump, she doesn't even ask "How high?" She goes out and buys a pogo stick.