Then he left her there, standing alone, surrounded by word ghosts; things she could have said.

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.

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

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.

We've all lost something along the way.

And do respect the women of the world; remember you all had mothers.

As you commit your life to follow the Lord, He begins to plant His desires in your heart, then guides you according to His plan

I thought it was very unfair. I thought what happened to Mitt Romney was very unfair in the third debate. So, I'd want to be. I'd want to have somebody that I think could be fair.

Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.

The covetous man is ever in want.

When a child enters your life it's time to learn [not time to teach].

You forgive yourself for every failure because you are trying to do the right thing. God knows that and you know it. Nobody else may know it.

When snow melts, what does it become?' It becomes water, of course' Wrong! It becomes spring!

You should have seen his face when I started taking my clothes off. Priceless.