I was so thrilled that I was having a girl, because I just am so girly myself, but I think the teenage years are going to be very interesting.

There has to be a middle. Without it, nothing can ever truly be whole. Because it is not just the space between, but also what holds everything together.

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

And so really, you have given me no choice but to take you shopping by force.” She sighed, then reached up, dropping her sunglasses down from their perch on her head to cover her eyes. “Do you even realize how happy the average teenage girl would be in your shoes? I have a credit card. We’re at the mall. I want to buy you things. It’s like adolescent nirvana.” - Cora

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.

If you have just one person believe in you, you'll always find your way

I've found in my own life that if my writing isn't going well, not much else will. It is the one constant, the key to everything else.