I think once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer.

There is nothing worse than silence, strung like heavy beads on too delicate a conversation.

what made you happy once might not make you happy now.

Parents aren’t the people you come from. They’re the people you want to be, when you grow up.

do you fix a wheel that isn't broken, or do you wait until the cart collapses?

Love is not an equation, it is not a contract, and it is not a happy ending. Love is the slate under the chalk, the ground that buildings rise, and the oxygen in the air. It is the place you come back to, no matter where your headed

There are always sides. There is always a winner and a loser. For every person who gets, there's someone who must give.