In that moment I understood that the cruelest words in the universe are if only.

While she is lovely, we need to remember that her face is not what distinguishes her. Her beauty is a reflection of the virtue and talent she keeps inside.

I wonder if there was anything I would have done differently. I hope I would have done everything differently, except I know everything would have turned out the same. That's the meaning of fate.

Having a baby is painful in order to show how serious a thing life is.

How can we not create a fantasy in our minds when the reality is so hard?

Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.

A brave heart? It feels like a swollen and aching thing in my chest.