We are all a volume on a shelf of a library, a story unto ourselves, never possibly described with one word or even very accurately with thousands. A….

Marriage is like a well-built porch. If one of the two posts leans too much, the porch collapses. So each must be strong enough to stand on its own..

The scariest part of forever is that nothing is..

They say religion is about love, but you wonder how much of it really is about fear..

Stereotypes are fast and easy, but they are lies, and the truth takes its time..

We can get so wrapped up in our own misconceptions that we miss the simple beauty of the truth..

This is what happens when nice people are pushed too far. We give too many chances, and so when we've finally had enough, we are well and truly done.….

Love can come when you're already who you are, when you're filled with you. Not when you look to someone else to fill the empty space..

It’s a simple truth that a secret is something you’re ashamed of..

No one is ever quite as strong or as weak as you'd think..

I shouldn't have to be a liar to make someone love me. I shouldn't be so afraid of losing someone that I'll do anything to make them stay..

You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say...Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through..

I finally learned that it was all right to say something wasn’t working for me when it wasn’t working. The world doesn’t come crashing down when you ….

Things that came apart could be put together again, but never exactly the same..

Let me tell you, you either have chemistry or you don't, and you better have it, or it's like kissing some relative. But chemistry, listen to me, you….

You've got to have someone who loves your body. Who doesn't define you, but sees you. Who loves what he sees. Who you don't have to struggle to be go….

The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all..

To an untrained eye, need and love were as easily mistaken for each other as the real master's painting and a forgery..

It's hard to see clearly when your eyes are squinched tight out of fear..

People are secretive when they have secrets..

Family was even a bigger word than I imagined, wide and without limitations, if you allowed it, defying easy definition. You had family that was supp….