There is true freedom in letting go.

Unsolicited advice is always self-serving.

People don't change when they don't acknowledge their actions.

Climb aboard life's elevator, hit the "up" button, and see where it takes you.

Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet.

This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.

Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.

Ask 10 people about their family relationships and at least five of them will report an estrangement.

When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience - not others'.

Bullies often act out by marshaling aggression to cover up for insecurity.

When the choice is between a demanding relationship and a vintage pickup truck, I'll choose the truck every time.

It’s unfortunate really—how everyone can live on the same soil yet not even know the first thing about their neighbors.

His smile was small and immediate, crooked, like I’d put his whole world off its axis, but he was somehow okay with that.

She licked her lips, swallowing a few times before her soft voice reached him. “It makes no sense, but I’m glad my date never showed. I think I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be tonight.

Emotionally intelligent people have an ability to manage stress as it happens and remain calm through chaos.

Why does everyone make fun of New Jersey? It's beautiful here, " she said."We live in America.""What does that mean?""People like to judge without knowing.

I am a mother, so I'm used to balancing things.

I don't have any well-developed philosophy about journalism. Ultimately it is important in a society like this, so people can know about everything that goes wrong.

... You have me in your mouth, you don't get anybody else. Or you don't get me." - Jericho Barrons

Forgiveness is 'selective remembering'--a conscious decision to focus on love and let the rest go.

Please stop looking at me, she thought, afraid of his eyes and terrified of her own heart.