....both had learned that everything could change in an instant, and that the heartfelt vows of people in love were fragile words that, once shattered, could cut so deeply you'd bleed forever.

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.

One of the greatest discoveries you could actually discover in life is the treasure of solitude.

I love you like the devil loves his pitchfork. I love you like the angel loves his wings. I love you from here to heaven, through hell and back again.

If you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world.

We cannot drill our way out of our addiction to oil.

As a mother, the one thing that always goes through your head is, You're never enough. You never can be enough - or do enough - for your kids. It's a never-ending issue for me.

It's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.

Well, TV does a better job. In film, the justification has been that movies focused on stories or featuring people of color don't make money.

That's why crazy people are so dangerous. You think they're nice until they're chaining you up in the garage.

Any given moment contains unlimited futures that can become real. The reality that occurs is the one you pay attention to.

While we didn't know the dinosaurs personally, we do know that they were wiped out by an asteroid impact.