Books can be possessive, can't they? You're walking around in a bookstore and a certain one will jump out at you, like it had moved there on its own, just to get your attention. Sometimes what's inside will change your life, but sometimes you don't even have to read it. Sometimes it's a comfort just to have a book around. Many of these books haven't even had their spines cracked. 'Why do you buy books you don't even read?' our daughter asks us. That's like asking someone who lives alone why they bought a cat. For company, of course.

People fall in love all the time. And it's not always with the right people. And it's not always reciprocated.

Men of thoughtless actions are always surprised by consequences.

It was the best first kiss in the history of first kisses. It was as sweet as sugar. And it was warm, as warm as pie. The whole world opened up and I fell inside. I don't know where I was, but I didn't care. I didn't care because the only person who mattered was there with me.

I should let people in. If they leave, they leave. If I break, I break. It happens to everyone. Right?

The next morning dawned bright and sweet, like ribbon candy.

Wasn't that the point to being married? That you had a partner, someone you trusted, to help with important decisions.