I'm not living in the shadows anymore. I want to walk in the sun. But I can't do that without you.

Was there some basic flaw in her makeup that made her keep falling in love with this man who couldn’t love her back?

Fear goes hand-in-hand with artistic creation, and no amount of success will make the fear go away entirely.

ignore the pain, play through it.

You'll need to do a better job, Annabelle. No more dates like the first one tonight." "Agreed. And no more making me sit through your Power Matches introductions, either. As you so wisely pointed out, helping Portia Powers isn't in my best interests." "Then why are you still trying to talk me into seeing Melanie again?" "Hunger makes me weird." "You got rid of the last one in fourteen minutes. Well done. I'm rewarding you by letting you sit in on all the introductions from now on." She nearly choked on an ice cube. "What are you talking about?" "Exactly what I said.

I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.

I finally figured out that not every crisis can be managed. As much as we want to keep ourselves safe, we can't protect ourselves from everything. If we want to embrace life, we also have to embrace chaos.