“Everything depends on the moment the spice hits the pan: whether it sizzles with mouthwatering fragrance or turns to ash. Once, I thought happiness was the sizzle in the pan. But its not. Happiness...”

“There are many dreams in a lifetime dreams that flourish or flounder for reasons much more complex than can be pinned down to any one person or situation.”

“The easy truth is as much a lie as any.”

“My first encounter with a baguette, torn still warm from its paper sheathing, shattered and sighed on contact. The sound stopped me in my tracks, the way a crackling branch gives deer pause; thats ...”

“The contortions of the gargoyles were the only therapy we had.”

“Most people who have had a rough background will admit theres something unsettling about finding happiness after difficulty that even after we unwrap this gift, we dont know how to stop searching,...”

“Love is like a good cake; you never know when it's coming, but you'd better eat it when it does!”

“Cake is happiness! If you know the way of the cake, you know the way of happiness! If you have a cake in front of you, you should not look any further for joy!”

“You've got this life and while you've got it, you'd better kiss like you only have one moment, try to hold someone's hand like you will never get another chance to, look into people's eyes like the...”

“There are parts of a womans heart that are reserved for certain types of love. Experiencing the love of a father figure in an appropriate way is essential in paving the way for the love of a man to...”

“You may think that hiding your pain from sight is somehow going to make it disappear. I can tell you from experience that it isnt. It is just like the time as a kid when you really didnt want to ea...”

“My dear sister, you cant escape God, and you cant escape your skeletons in the closet. They will always be there until you take them out from behind those dusty old moth-eaten coats. Your exterior ...”