“If you asked me whether I was the type of person who liked trying new things or preferred sticking with what was familiar, I would have told you I was the second girl. The if it-aint-broke-dont-fix...”

“Sobs force their way out of my throat. I feel like Im trapped in a disaster movie where everything is shriveling into darkness and ash. Sunflowers are being uprooted. Puppies are being trampled. Wh...”

“When you share feelings with someone, or secrets, it adds a layer of complexity to even the simplest things.”

“Nothing stings quite like an unanswered text message.”

“We wind our way up the spiral staircase and then down the long hallway that leads to his room. I feel almost like Im watching the scene unfold from outside my body. My fingers are interlocked with ...”

“Who would vandalize a doghouse? I ask."Cats?" Bee suggests.”

“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”

“Leaders can change the tenor of the workplace and create harmony in motion toward a favorable result. So every time you say to your team, "Let's rock and roll," make sure you have already set up th...”

“The Sun Tzu School Ping-fa Directive. Be strong and continually aware. Manage your strength and that of others. When essential, engage on your terms. Be observant, adaptive, and subtle. Do not lose...”

“It may be that same-sex couples will save the institution of marriage.”

“Any marriage can last forever, as long as both partners remain committed to their vows.”

“Committed to lead from the heart I appreciate a free spirit and do not follow idealistic rulebook.”

“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what...”

“His pen spoke more to her than he ever did.In the war of words, some are unwritten and some are unspoken.”

“How might I get over this? How would I be able to overlook the way he used to be with me? How could I overlook that his fingers touched my indiscernible soul before it twisted my nipples? How might...”