We can’t hold on to anyone or anything, you know. We lose everything except that which we carry within us.
We don’t choose where we come from, Marshall. And we often have little to say about what happens to us. But the adult understands that he and he alone is responsible for his life. You have choices now...
Honestly, I tried not to think about my sister much. Or my mother. I have been guilty of doing what it takes to bury most of my memories when it comes to that- from junk food to booze to drugs, there...
It’s never one thing that leads to a tragic accident, she was sure she’d read once—though she couldn’t say where. It’s usually seven things—seven mistakes, or errors in judgment, or acts of negligence...
What we think of as our gut instincts are really a very complex mosaic of past experiences, deep-seated hopes, fears, desires.
The girl with the pictures on her skin
There is no external refuge. Meaning, you cannot look into the outer world to feel safe, to feel at peace. You cannot look without for understanding, or for justice. You must look within. I
What is the difference between justice and revenge? he asked. ...Revenge seeks chaos, he said. Justice seeks balance. That's the difference.
Love accepts. Forgiveness comes in time.
Let’s love our girls well and protect their spirits, Introduce them to their own strength and power, and Keep them as bright and beautiful as the day they were born.
What does it mean to forgive someone? It only means that you release the anger, the hatred. It doesn't mean that you’re saying it’s all right now, or that you've forgotten the wrong. It just means tha...
The rich and vivid imagining that served her so well on the page was torture in her real life sometimes, if she let her thoughts sweep her away.
They just want to be heard. They just want us to listen to their stories. Are
IF YOU REALLY let life take you, if you release control and stop clinging to sameness, you can’t imagine the places you’ll end up. But most people don’t do that. Most people get this death grip on wha...
She wanted to take those words back. But they were out, shattering in the air all around them, slicing them both.
Honestly, it’s the most you can ask of men sometimes. They’re so wound up, so buried beneath layers of boys don’t cry, and pussy, and man up, that they don’t even know how to feel about anything. I sh...
He’s dead, Annie. But as long as you haven’t dealt with the memories of the things he has done to you, he’ll live on. We’ll always have to face these times when you think he’s returned for you. You’ll...
You can put on a mask and a costume for the rest of the world, but you can't hide from the people who changed your diapers.
He'd been raised to give women what they wanted. 'You can fight,' his father told him. 'You can bitch. If you're a real prick, you can overpower. But the pain over the long haul ... just not worth it,...
She’d spun a web around Maggie’s son without his knowing it, without even perhaps her intention. Spider silk was stronger than chain if you happened to be a fly. There
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