She'd always known he didn't love her. But it was easier to bear when he didn't know she loved him. That way they were even. Now he knew he had all the power.

Life is about experience... You can't hold on to everything

Living down your own past was hard enough. You shouldn't have to live down someone else's.

Willa?" "Yes" "It's morning and I still love you.

Embarrassment felt a lot like eating chili peppers. It burned in the back of your throat and there was nothing you could do to make it go away. You just had to take it, suffer from it, until it eased off.

Children always know when their mothers are crazy - they just never admit it, not out loud, to anyone.

When people believe you have something to give, something no one else has, they'll go to great lengths and pay a lot of money for it.