....both had learned that everything could change in an instant, and that the heartfelt vows of people in love were fragile words that, once shattered, could cut so deeply you'd bleed forever.

Jude remembered this pain. Every woman had felt some version of it: the end of first love. It was when you learned, for good and always, that love could be impermanent.

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.

In the sea of grief, there were islands of grace, moments in time when one could remember what was left rather than all that had been lost.

He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination.

Nina knew the power of black and white images. Sometimes a thing was its truest self when the colors were stripped away.

Girls like you can't understand," Julia said, and it was true. Ellie had been popular. She didn't know that some hurts were like a once-broken bone. In the right weather, they could ache for a lifetime.