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.

She is like a child picking at a scab, unable to stop herself even though she knows it will hurt.

Sitting around and waiting for your muse is not the best choice.

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.

....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.

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.

It was the Magic Hour, the moment in time when every leaf and blade of grass seemed to separate, when sunlight, burnished by the rain and softened by the coming night, gave the world an impossibly beautiful glow.