I watched the land for as long as I could, until it disappeared behind its shawl of mist, and until I had it fixed in my mind - unchanged, mysterious…

- Aimee Friedman

...Promises are more dangerous then secrets.

- Aimee Friedman

When people went on vacation, they shed their home skins, thought they could be a new person.

- Aimee Friedman

It struck me then how much the past - not just the past but history and family - was like the ocean tide. It was always the same ocean, but the waves…

- Aimee Friedman

Come find me," Leo put in, his gaze full of understanding. "Whenever you want. I'll be here.

- Aimee Friedman

Summer-induced stupidity. That was the diagnosis.

- Aimee Friedman

By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything..like..a starry night in the mountains, or even the existence of fate.

- Aimee Friedman

My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust upon us, willy-nilly. Like The Marine, I s…

- Aimee Friedman

I couldn't think. The basics of my life seemed altered and thrown into question. After all, our families--our ancestors--are our identities. Biology …

- Aimee Friedman