Sometimes you simply made the wrong choice and you had to live with it. You could only change the future.

Sometimes you simply made the wrong choice and you had to live with it. You could only change the future.

Sometimes being a good friend means saying nothing.

They would always be a family, but if she'd learned anything in the past few weeks it was that a family wasn't a static thing. There were always changes going on. Like with continents, sometimes the changes were invisible and underground, and sometimes they were explosive and deadly. The trick was to keep your balance. You couldn't control the direction of your family any more than you could stop the continental shelf from breaking apart. All you could do was hold on for the ride.

You look great," he said. It made her smile, even if it was a lie. "I'm as big as a house." He laughed. "I like houses. In fact, I'm thinking about architecture as a career.

She used to tell me that she couldn't feel the sunlight anymore, not even when she was standing in it, not even when it was hot on her cheeks

A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.