When I look in the mirror, I know I’m looking at someone who isn’t sure she deserves to be loved at all.

But a risk-free life wasn't much of a life, really, and if she was going to change, she might as well start now.

Experience had taught me that even the most precious memories fade with the passage of time.

I have certain moral parameters that I do not cross in writing; I don't write about adultery or kids having premarital sex.

People hide the truth because they're afraid.

I know that somehow, every step I took since the moment I could walk was a step towards finding you.

He didn't believe in a God who sifted through prayers, answering some and ignoring others, no matter how unworthy or worthy a person might be. Instead, he preferred to believe in a God who bestowed all people with gifts and abilities and placed them in an imperfect world; only then was faith tested, only then could faith be earned.