Caro: "Bite me." Ruby: "I gave that up in kindergarten.

It was true; always had been. Friendships were like marriages in that way. Routines and patterns were poured early and hardened like cement.

One thing I can tell you for sure is this: we only regret what we don't do in life.

Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.

I can be a little OCD when it comes to my writing.

She still felt shell-shocked by all of it, numb. Beneath the numbness, though, was a raw and terrible anger that was unlike anything she'd felt before. She had so little experience with genuine anger that it scared her. She actually worried that if she started screaming, she'd never stop.

There are always times in life that you don't fit in. But you have to go forward and make a place for yourself. That's what growing up is all about. Being strong and believing in yourself-even when you're most afraid.