Promises were a lot like impressions. The second one didn't count for much.

Then he left her there, standing alone, surrounded by word ghosts; things she could have said.

Thoughts - even fears - were airy things, formless until you made them solid with your voice and once given that weight, they could crush you.

Marriages go through hard times. Sometimes you have to get in there and fight for your love. That's the only way for it to get better.

Books + friendship = book club

We women make choices for others, not for ourselves, and when we are mothers, we...bear what we must for our children. You will protect them. It will hurt you; it will hurt them. Your job is to hide that your heart is breaking and do what they need you to do.

What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are.