hanging out the window, Amber blew her a kiss. a lump the size of a fist clogged Heather's throat, while a breeze from th sea pushed her thick hair away from her face. tears trickled unchecked down her cheeks.

We all didn't come into to the world at the same time so it makes sense that we don't leave it at the same time.

Pain and suffering are the soil of strength and courage.

Forgiving's a choice you make—a gift you give to somebody even if they don't deserve it. It costs nothing, but it makes you feel rich for giving it away.

I wanted to write about the third world and had the opportunity to go live in the trenches, so to speak.

You want to attach emotionally.

None of us truly knows what we'll do when the circumstances become so overwhelming and complex that we can't even tell right from wrong.