It's more than you think it can be," she heard herself say. "It changes everything, and fixes everything that matters. Maybe you're never going to be the same, and maybe part of you is always afraid of what will happen if...but he's always going to be there. All you have to do is reach out, and he's going to be there.

Love birds don't always sing pretty tunes.

Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it.

It's not an exaggeration to say that they saved my life. Ray Quinn, then Cam and Ethan and Phil. They turned their world around for me, and because of it, turned mine around with it. Anna and Grace and Sybill, Aubrey too. They made a home for me, and nothing that happened before matters nearly as much as everything that came after.

When we grow up, we lose the talent for loving without restrictions.

I don't think you tell someone you love them because you expect something. I think you tell them because you have something to give.

Moments came and went, she thought. It was love that bound them together into a life.