“At a certain point, unabashed optimism becomes delusional insanity.”

“Please remember that you can talk to me about anything. I know its hard to talk to your old mom about things, but Ill always help you in whatever way I can. Im serious. You have to remember that I ...”

“She was getting worse, but I knew that I had to stand by her. I knew the type of woman she really was and I needed to find a way to help her find herself. She didnt give up on me when I hit bottom,...”

“I could feel the tears streaming down my facein some kind of frenzied competition with the rain. At first, I tried to brush the tears away, but I finally let them take their course, unabated.”

“I think weve all lost our minds a bit. It sounded like she was fighting back tears.”

“I was good at fabricating the truth when necessary to protect someone, even myself.”

“I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume tha...”

“Nobody ever gets what they want when it comes to love.”

“The strength of a love is always misjudged if we evaluate it by its immediate cause and not the stress that went before it, the dark and hollow space full of disappointment and loneliness that prec...”