Memories are who we are. In the end, that's all the luggage you take with you. Love and Memories are what last.

I am such a Pacific Northwest girl.

Finding your passion isn't just about careers and money. It's about finding your authentic self. The one you've buried beneath other people's needs.

Maybe time didn't heal wounds exactly, but it gave you a kind of armor, or a new perspective. A way to remember with a smile instead of a sob.

And no one drank just one shot of tequila.

And maybe that was how it was supposed to be...Joy and sadness were part of the package; the trick, perhaps,was to let yourself feel all of it, but to hold on to the joy just a little more tightly.

A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.

That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.

What I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are.

From the first time we met, we knew everything that mattered about each other, didn't we? We just knew. I guess that's what best friends are: parts of each other.

He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination.

A word to the unwise.Torch every book.Char every page.Burn every word to ash.Ideas are incombustible.And therein lies your real fear.

...there was alienation in the standing consciousness that his squareness would not fit the round hole that had been prepared for him.

When you stop existing and you start truly living, each moment of the day comes alive with the wonder and synchronicity.

If someone leaves you, don't be depressed. They just did not deserve you. And always remember, "Whatever happens, happens for the best".

MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.

Everything that I have ever hoped to accomplish, she has done and done better than anyone I have ever seen.

Women deserve the same permanent rights and explicit protections given men in the Constitution.

If you want to split a bottle with a friend, then Sammy Hagar is your guy. If you want to split your friend with a bottle than give me a call.

Every child deserves a chance at a life filled with love, laughter, friends and family.

I grew up in Hawaii and I think those islands are some of the most amazing places on the planet.