Believe it or not, that was the first time I recognized that in some ways she was just like the rest of us.

Commitment, I finally said. Both people have to be committed. I think if two people are committed to the marriage, if they really want to make it work, then they'll find a way to do it. No matter what happens in life.

By the time she got back to work, the only thing Gabby knew for certain was that as forgiving as he'd been, she'd never live down what she'd done, and since there wasn't a rock large enough to crawl under, it was in her best interest to find a way to avoid him.

It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things.

People plan, God laughs.

It might seem as the hardest thing to do, but you have to forget the guy who forgot about you.

The secret is to know how to lie" he used to say, " and to know when someone's lying to you". His father, Steve eventually decided, must have known how to lie.