Anyone can grow into something beautiful.

This time, there was no escape, I could not turn away, could not leave without accepting what I had done. There was only one way to the other side, and that was through the pain.

There was only one way to the other side, and that was through the pain.

The open forgiveness in her eyes, the uncensored love, terrified me.

Nothing you could do would make me send you away. Nothing.

Hyacinth. Please forgive me.

Over time, we would learn each other, and I would learn to love her like a mother loves a daughter, imperfectly and without roots.

I would keep her, and raise her, and love her, even if she had to teach me how to do it.

Now, as an adult, my hopes for the future were simple: I wanted to be alone, and to be surrounded by flowers. It seemed, finally, that I might get exactly what I wanted.

Our children may learn about the heroes of the past. Our task is to make ourselves the architects of the future.

The more you openly name your struggles, the less people can use your silence as a back door to blackmail you, to sabotage your leadership, or to subvert relationships within the organization.

FaceTime is a life saver for relationships and for family.

The individual has always to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.

Women are skinny for other women. Men want something they can actually hold on to.

In the end, what you do isn't going to be nearly as interesting or important as who you do it with.

Suicide is the punctuation mark at the end of many artistic careers

Doing too much for others (often at their own expense), many persons are more 'human doings' than human beings.

The future for Commander Tool Belt was not looking so hot.

I don't want someone photographing my cellulite - I can't take it!