Desire sets our compass, but real life steers our course.

You can know the whole world and still feel lost in it.

Take one story, viewed from two different angles. It is the same day, the same moment, but one angle ends happily... and the other ends badly.

That kind of love - the kind you realize you already have by the life you've created together - that's the kind that lasts.

I made the wrong choice ," I whispered. My mother shook her head. "A child should never have to choose.

So, have we solved the secret of happiness? "I believe so," he said Are you going to tell me? "Yes.Ready?" Ready. "Be satisfied." That's it? "Be greatful." That's it? "For what you have.For the love you receive.And for what God has given you." That's it? He looked me in the eye.Then he sighed deeply. "That's it.

All I was afraid of is saying good-bye.