Don't let fear govern your decision.

I think my dad was happy. I phrase it like this because he seldom showed much emotion. Hugs and kisses wwere a rarity for me growing up, and when they did happen, they often struck me as lifeless, something he did because he felt he was supposed to, not because he wanted to.

But love, I’ve come to understand, is more than three words mumbled before bedtime. Love is sustained by action, a pattern of devotion in the things we do for each other every day.

The emotions attached to them were like sand castles in the tide, slowly washing out to sea.

When I was seventeen, my life changed forever . . .

You've gotten so caught up in being alone that you're afraid of what might happen if you actually find someone else that can take you away from it.

It’s never too late to do the right thing.