“Shards flew everywhere, slicing her hands, her forearm, and cascading to the floor like snow glistening on a winter morning.”

“As the sky faded to night, her anger dissipatedbut not in a healing way, just dulled, like forged iron sizzling in a cold pail of water.”

“Aggression like this demanded slinging the first punch in a bar brawl, firing rounds at a range, or setting a car on fire.”

“She glanced outside at the sky, filled with clouds and smog. All the pollution, all that helleven the stars didnt stand a chance.”

“As shed walked along this street, a million stars stretched across an indigo canvas, holding all the freedom shed yearned for every night.”

“The Cottage Diners homey lights glowed onto black asphalt which just sucked up the beams to spit out more shadows.”

“Harsh, bitter laughs exploded from her like shrapnel, and she didn’t care who was cut in the process.”

“Part of the problem with the word 'disabilities' is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what of people who can'...”

“It always struck me in years after how bizarre it was, how two people could look at one another with such tenderness and complete love, and how quickly that could dissolve into nothing but bitterness.”

“Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted.”

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”

“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face - I know it's an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”

“So its true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”