I learned that day that there is no more lonely state than being in a lonely marriage.

She was my friend and I loved her and relied on her, even though there were days when her moodiness and fragility frightened me, because they reminded me of my own tenuous grasp on life.

Relax. You are beautiful, and everyone wants some of that beauty.

I had hoped that the rest of the world would stand still while I got myself together again, but Chaos and Tragedy had marched into other lives close to mine as well.

Hypocrisy has its own elegant symmetry.

At some point, I had to start laughing, because I was all wrung out from crying.

People and their rituals. They cling to things so hard sometimes.

When you give up, you are giving others control of your destiny.When you choose not to give up, you take control of your destiny.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

It’s okay, Kriss. Have some pie,” Natalie offered.

I made an important decision, which was to pursue happiness. Rather than accept unhappiness. That's why I'm here, and it's great. I'm in a very good place in my life.

I was a bio major, and I was going to take over my aunt's dental practice and be a dentist.

When I told you that I’d pray for you, what did you think I was talking about?

And so I leave this world, where the heart must either break or turn to lead (suicide note)

The older I get, the more I see the power of that young woman, my mother.

Wrongs done could not be righted, but at least they were not still being done.