Things that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never really be whole. - Jodi Picoult

WE ARE ALL, I SUPPOSE, beholden to our parents—the question is, how much?

There are some things we do because we convince ourselves it would be better for everyone involved. We tell ourselves that it's the right thing to do, the altruistic thing to do. It's far easier than telling ourselves the truth.

Love [is] supposed to move mountains, to make the world go round, to be all you need, but it [falls] apart at the deatils. It [can't] save a single person.