It was like she was thinking, How far can I go with this? How much more can I fit in my life without losing control?

She longed to feel something momentous. Sometimes her life seemed so little.

None of us ever know all the possible courses our lives could have and maybe should have taken. It's probably just as well. Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever. Just ask Pandora.

He got Alice, the way we did, or maybe even more so than us. He made her more confident, funnier, smarter. He brought out all the things that were there already and let her be fully herself, so she seemed to shine with this inner light.

Marriage was a form of insanity; love hovering permanently on the edge of aggravation.

Nobody ever told you that being a mother is all about making what seemed like thousands of tiny decisions.

Perhaps nothing was ever “meant to be.” There was just life, and right now, and doing your best. Being a bit “bendy.