Life isn't fair, " comes the voice of Nana. She has told me that a thousand times. "What matters is how you handle it." I'm going to handle it by winning.

I will not be a victim. I will not think like a victim. I am going to avenge all those little girls. I am going to win.

I don't know how the Wolfman knows all this, but he's not wrong. My warm cheeks turn scalding hot. "Your shame is a good sign. You may break sooner than I thought. The breaking is good. It purifies.

Wolfman clears everything off the table except his gun. That he keeps close at hand. There is a sense of ceremony about his actions. My stomach tightens up. We are about to begin.

It was like a commercial for laundry detergent or tampons or a prescription medication with death listed as a possible side effect.

In this otherworldly moment I am profoundly grateful to be here, to be alone, to experience this thing that no one has ever experienced and that no one else ever will.

The following ten throws went a variety of places. I never hit the target, but I was getting closer. Isabella was laughing so hard she wrote "Please stop can't breathe" in the dirt with her finger.

Her body begs to be taken away and put into a warm bed with the sheets pulled high, even though nothing can help now.

We, the Desaparecidos, are perfectly prepared for people to hate what we're saying or not like what we're saying.

Different religions meet the needs of different people

The desire for freedom and independence becomes more of an issue for many men in relationships, whereas interdependence and connection become more of an issue for many women.

Human nature must have come much nearer perfection than it is now, or will be in many generations, to exclude from such a control prejudice, selfishness, ambition, and injustice.

In love, as in gluttony, pleasure is a matter of the utmost precision.

The great end of all religionis to purify our hearts--and conquer our passions--and in a word, to make us wiser and better men--better neighbours--better citizens--and better servants of GOD.

The greatest owner in professional sports history is Eddie DeBartolo.

Large enterprises make the few rich, but the majority prosper only through the carefulness and detail of thrift.