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It was so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, it shouldn't be easy to be amazing. Then everything would b...more

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Life shouldn't be about the either/or. We're capable of more than that, you know?

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Maybe the truth was, it shouldn't be so easy to be amazing. Then everything would be. It's the things you fight for and struggle with before earning t...more

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Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak.

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I wondered if emotions were like menstrual cycles, if you get enough women together. Give it time, and everyone was crying.

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That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person.

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So you're always honest," I said."Aren't you?""No," I told him. "I'm not.""Well, that's good to know, I guess.""I'm not saying I'm a liar," I told him...more

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Nunca habría sido capaz de decírselo, pero Owen me inspiraba. Las mentiras piadosas que yo decía a diario, las cosas que me guardaba, cada vez que no ...more

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If someone is really close with you, your getting upset or them getting upset is okay, and they don’t change because of it. It’s just part of the rela...more

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But it's important to acknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn from them.

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The worst thing you can do if you miss or need someone is let them know it.

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But you don’t have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.”“You don’t have to assume the worst about everyone, either. The world isn’t always out t...more

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You know the minute you stop thinking about it, it'll happen.

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The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.

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But I knew what it said. That I could be imperfect, but only so much. Human, but only within limits. And honest, to her or to myself, never.