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She's not classically beautiful, but somehow that only makes her more interesting.

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We fall back into silence. I look around XO Café and notice that chatter happens mostly at tables where the diners are young and hip. The older couple...more

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There is a curious thing that happens with the passage of time: a calcification of character... Change isn't always for the worst; the shell that form...more

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I wonder if all mothers feel like this the moment they realize their daughters are growing up—as if it is impossible to believe that the laundry I onc...more

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Sara," I ask finally, "what do you want from me?""I want to look at you and remember what it used to be like," she says thickly. "I want to go back, B...more

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There is a curious thing that happens with the passage of time: a calcification of character.

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And just because you turn out differently than everyone's imagined you would doesn't mean that you've failed in some way. A kid who gets teased in one...more

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Listen, I would say, this is not how I thought our lives would go; and maybe we cannot find our way out of this alley. But there is no one I'd rather ...more

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When you get down to it, though, explaining what you believe isn't all that easy. If you say that you believe something to be true, you might mean one...more

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Change isn't always for the worst; the shell that forms around a piece of sand looks to some people like an irritation., and to others, like a pearl.

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Every baby is born beautiful. It's what we project on them that makes them ugly.

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Is it a crime when you love someone so much that you can't stand the thought of them changing? Is it a crime when you love someone so much that you ca...more