The women ranged in age, but they were all old enough to know that in the currency of friendship, empathy is more valuable than accuracy.

- Erica Bauermeister

She said, 'You can be broken, or broken open. That choice is yours.'

- Erica Bauermeister

You're not traveling if you already know everything.

- Erica Bauermeister

You ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. But at some point the water goes back out; it has to. And maybe you'r…

- Erica Bauermeister

Sometimes, niña, our greatest gifts grow from what we are not given.

- Erica Bauermeister

A risk is a risk because it's avoidable.

- Erica Bauermeister

Each person's heart breaks in it's own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else, we need to fee…

- Erica Bauermeister

We’re all just ingredients. What matters is the grace with which you cook the meal.

- Erica Bauermeister

You could never be certain what you would find in a book that had spent time with someone else.

- Erica Bauermeister