Everything was quiet, a strange sort of quiet that felt like an unfinished sentence.

When she looked in the mirror these days, she saw someone she didn't recognize...She saw an old woman trying to be beautiful, her skin dry and her wrinkles like cracks. She looked like a very well-dressed winter apple.

You'd be surprised how easy some things can be, things you never thought you'd do, when you take self-respect out of the equation.

Not every man was sorry when he hurt a woman.

I just don't know where home is. There's this promise of happiness out there. I know it. I even feel it sometimes. But it's like chasing the moon - just when I think I have it, it disappears into the horizon. I grieve and try to move on, but then the damn thing comes back the next night, giving me hope of catching it all over again.

Happiness is a risk. If you’re not a little scared, then you’re not doing it right.

Some of the best people i know are fools', Evanelle said. 'The strongest people I know.