You want me to give her a key?" the guy asked. "I want you to give her a possibility," she told him, looking at my necklace again. "And that's what a key represents. An open door, a chance. You know?

Family isnt about blood relationships, its about the meaning behind them. I relize now that sharing chromosoms is not the only way to having a family, its about the friendship behind it.

I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

I've always written in first person. It gives the readers more insight.

When you've never gotten love from someone, you don't know what it might look like if it ever does appear. You look for it in everything: any bright light overhead could be a star.

You could just tell when a person belonged somewhere. That is something you can't fake, no matter how hard you try

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