And trying to break it down this way, to minor and major offenses, maybes and what-ifs, was like arguing over the origin of cracks in a broken egg. It was done. How it happened didn't matter anymore.

Everything always gets crazy at the end. You just have to keep going, regardless of how awful it gets. So that's what I do.

Everyone had a forever.

Maybe marriage, like life, is'nt only about the big moments, whether they be good or bad. Maybe it's all the small things — like being guided slowly forward, surely, day after day — that stretches out to strengthen even the most tenuous bond.

I know you guys have some sort of weird thing going on, with that game you play and everything—" "It's called a friendship.

So finally, I decided that the best response — the safest — was none at all.

Once I’m done with a book, I’m done! I’m just not a sequel kind of girl. By the time I’ve finished a book I’ve read it so many times that it’s time to move on.