We are only as great as our struggles. We only become who we are in the face of them.

It's always better to have what you have than to get what you wanted.

The best things about womanhood might possibly even be the conversations. The chatting. The gabbing. The whispering. The hands-on-hips eye-rolling. The yukking-it up.

Nothing that doesn’t push you past your limits can change your life. It’s true of work, it’s true of parenting, and it’s true — a hundred times over — of love.

Maybe the past is supposed to fade-and that's actually a kindness of human memory.

There is no tenderness without bravery.

In fiction, you can be as true as you want. Real life is a different story.