I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from her entirely. No matter how strong or weak I was, she was a part of me, as crucial as my own heart. I would never be strong enough, in all my life, to do without her.

Love is needing someone. Love is putting up with someone's bad qualities because they somehow complete you.

Life shouldn't be about the either/or. We're capable of more than that, you know?

Why does she have wings?' So she can fly.

You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs.

All I'd wanted for so long was for someone to explain everything that had happened to me in this same way. To label it neatly on a page: this leads to this leads to this.

Life has a way of disregarding even your best intentions.