It's other people who make us wise, and I haven't known nearly enough.

Faith and science, I have learned, are two sides of the same coin, separated by an expanse so small, but wide enough that one side can't see the other. They don't know they are connected.

I just think perfection and lasting through the ages is for Greek statues, not us mere humans.

There are all kinds of friends you make in life... But there's something different about someone who spreads their wings with you.

it is amazin, she thinks, how simple appearances can be created - a rush, a smile, a new coat of paint, a slow, calm voice, a hug, a new dress - a resolve to keep out questions and cling to secrets

Picture yourself five years from now. Where do you want to be? Remember that. Every day. That's how you'll get there.

Maybe there was no one way to define it. Maybe there were as many shades of love as the blues of the sky.