He flexed his fingers and fought the urge to put his hand on her stomach. It was a possessivegesture, and he felt a little bit possessive

Tupperware? I don’t know. That’s what my mom did.”“Well, my mom had to bring bigger containers for food when the family ate outdoors. But she usedthis when she and Dad . . .

She swallowed, her eyes dropping to his lips. And he knew she felt it too.

Kelsey laughed and the sound moved through him, made the hairs on his arms stand up, made hisheart beat faster

The worst wounds, the deadliest of them, aren't the ones people see on the outside. They're the ones that make us bleed internally.

To change your perspective, you have to change your perspective.

With us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles.

I'm a proud strict mom and, you know, I'm really proud of the two daughters I've raised. And I'm especially proud of my relationship with them. We're very close. I think we're good friends.

You have to be your own person. You can't let people's opinions determine how you think about yourself. There's a difference between identity and self-identity.

The true nature of the world was weirder than any bizarre fabric that anyone might weave from the warp and weft of imagination's loom.

It's all about consistency, and what makes a child or a dog secure: order, clarity - all those things.

Well, it was war - I could not have carried on as an administrative officer if I had let myself be swayed emotionally by my feelings.

The trouble with going crazy is that you have to go around making it up to everyone afterwards. It seems they should be making something up to you.

First of all, I'm no better than the next person.