Sometimes its necessary to embrace the magic, to find out what's real in life, and in one's own heart.

It had always fascinated him that she'd consumed so many words, that her head was full of stories, told a thousand different ways.

Always make your needs and expectations known,she used to say. That way no one gets hurt.

...a sad sort of vulnerability was wafting from her, making the night smell like maple syrup.

How we see the world changes all the time. It all depends on our mood.

I lost myself trying to find happiness in things that didn't love me back.

You can't change where you come from, but you can change where you go from here. Just like a book. If you don't like the ending, you make up a new one.