She drifted down into the water, letting it engulf her body until even her face was underwater. The silence was delicious, just the sound of her own heartbeat in her ears.

Maddie breathed in deep, inhaling the scent of breakfast and dish soap, clean laundry and wood floors, sunshine and a room filled with love. It smelled like home.

Even when the sun was shining she couldn’t see it. The whole house was closing in on her and she was suffocating.

Have you ever loved someone so much, you felt like your heart was going to just beat right out of your chest?

Let me in the ring. I'll show you what that big word means.

i hate that its my favorite thing to watch her, because it shouldn't be. It triggers all these what-ifs in my head, and my mind begins imagining things it shouldn't be imagining...

Strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life.

Every pampered child becomes a hated child.... There is no greater evil than the pampering of children.

I feel like I've got it together when things are going well with my family.

Naysayers have little power over us - unless we give it to them.

People are more than fun than anybody.

Innocence is one of the most exciting things in the world.

The cradles of civilization are the putrid sinks of the world.

Every human emits unconscious vocal undertones that determine who the leader is in the room.