One flub, one little mistake, could ruin everything.

Rosalie had never been one to question or accuse, just to forgive -- but I guess everyone had their limits when it came to tolerance levels, and I’d crossed the line.

I tried to blink back the tears that just kept coming. Eventually, I gave up and let my sight be obscured.

I’m fine. I’m at an antique store, by the clothes store just a mile or so from-” “Which clothes store, Tess? If you haven’t noticed, there are about a million.

Aren’t there different electrical outlets here? And what about money? And isn’t it-” “Relax, Tess, ” Taylor told me. “I have everything covered.

I felt my eyes widen slightly, feeling like the kid of the group who didn’t understand anything and was a pain to have around.

Honestly, I’m sorry you have no more power over me, but I’m not scared of you anymore. It’s just not worth my time.

I can’t tell you the things I know, ” I repeated. “Why not?” “They aren’t my secrets to tell.

His hair was red, and his eyes were a color blue that put the ocean to shame.

Paige cleared her throat. “Hey, Taylor?” “What?” she snapped. “Um...he...maybe he can help us?” “He doesn’t seem very helpful, ” Taylor said grumpily.

Jayden shoved through the crowd and pulled me to my feet. I hadn’t realized I was crying until he wiped a tear from my face. “What happened?

Life is life.

What are ghosts if not the hope that love continues beyond our ordinary senses? If ghosts are a delusion, then let me be deluded.

Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it.

It struck me that our history is contained in the home we live in, that we are shaped by the ability of these simple structures to resist being defiled

My dad was an editor and a writer, and that's actually what I aspired to be.

You know, there are no guarantees on prognosis.

A great nation like the United States has many and varied interests, and we need both to do business with tyrants and to engage constantly in multilateral diplomacy.

Christianity demands a level of caring that transcends human inclinations.

The big journals and Nobel laureates are the equivalent of Congressional leaders in science journalism.

The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.