I adore the way he looks at me sometimes, as if love is a quantity he cannot measure scientifically, because it multiplies too quickly.

The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies

A sacrament--like marriage--means living a life better than your natural instincts, so that you're modeling God. And God never gives up.

What’s the difference between spending your life trying to be invisible, or pretending to be the person you think everyone wants you to be? Either way, you’re faking.

In the space between yes and no, there's a lifetime. It's the difference between the path you walk and the one you leave behind; it's the gap between who you thought you could be and who you really are; its the legroom for the lies you'll tell yourself in the future.

Since I was five, I've known that I was adopted, which is a politically correct term for being clueless about one's own origins.

You know what the difference is between a dream and a goal?... A plan.