I want to work at a library someday, I said. I want to spend every waking day of my adult life surrounded by books.
I never wanted you to leave, but I didn’t know how to ask you to stay.
Get a couple of rooms and charge everything to them, my dad said.We only need one room, Dad.He paused for a second. Oh. Okay.
Don’t worry, she says. They’re happy tears. There’s nothing I love more than a good happy ending.
A life without someone to love is a life not fully lived. Don’t waste yours.
[Anna] In February, I woke up from a nap. A bouquet of flowers gathered from the various bushes and shrubs scattered around the island lay on the blanket beside me, a small length of rope wound around...
What did you wrap my hand with? he asked. My thong. I looked up at him. You were right ; it's totally uncomfortable. Awesome for first-aid though. The corners of T.J.'s mouth turned up slighty. He loo...
The selfish part of me, however, couldn't fathom not falling asleep in his arms or being with him every day. I needed TJ, and the thought of being away from him bothered me more than I wanted to admit...
Maybe it wasn’t about being alone. Maybe the answer wasn’t about hiding from those who wanted something, but about finding those who needed help but would never considering asking.
Kicking frantically, my lungs on fire, I swam as hard I could.
It's a hard pill to swallow when you have to admit, even to yourself, that you were wrong about the person you were certain was perfect for you.
Is your life better with him, Anna, or without him? I decided right then, standing on that sidewalk, to stop worrying about things that might never go wrong.
Ian took off his glasses and slid them into the pocket of his jacket.I like those, she said. Put them back on.They’ll only be in the way when I kiss you.Who said we were going to kiss?I did. Katie, yo...
I often think about the island. When the kids are older, we'll have quite a story to tell them.We'll edit, of course.
I do think we have the capacity to love more than one person at a time, and that the love we feel for someone can be displaced, transferred, shifted. Even shared with another. But not lost. At least n...
I did tell you yesterday that I wasn’t feeling especially pretty. Even when you’re sick, you’re a solid eight point five. How very sweet in a completely sexist way. When you’re not sick you’re an elev...
Dying is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.
All you have in your kitchen is a coffeemaker. She hopped up on the counter.Well, now I have a coffeemaker and a beautiful woman. What more do I need?
What are you saying? That you’re a thief who steals from other thieves? He wrinkled his nose, and it was adorable. It sounds so distasteful when you say it like that. I prefer master appropriator of i...
In my experience, people treat the ones they love the worst.