They don't matter. I thought I had to prove something, and I did, to myself. There's nothing left for me to prove. I can move on with my life..

Family was a fertile breeding ground for the kind of psychological bacteria that warped minds and devoured hope..

The world isn't black and white, Annie, it's shades of grey..

The horse world is populated by two kinds of people: those who love horses, and those who exploit horses and the people who love them..

The last I knew you were going to a party. just a few friends at the McEvoys' you told me. The science club, you told me. What happened? You got into….

In a lifestyle where there are no boundaries, it becomes a challenge to find one's true self. If everything comes easily, there is no way to establis….

Being rich has never stopped anyone from being greedy..

Minnesotans hate zeal. Zeal is right up there on the list of suspicious emotional behaviors like joy and despair. Always err on the side of blandness..

But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave..

We do the best we can," she said softly, looking inward. "And punish ourselves for it. I've tried to make my choices with the idea that I've made tho….

We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement..

I'm telling you, you did what you believed you had to do through all of this. Not what was easiest or best for you. You did what you did, and you're ….

She had the kind of looks that had probably been quite pretty in high school, but were now worn down by years of smoking cigarettes, raising children….