She had discovered early that what we want out of life can change; that the important thing is to learn to recognize or even simply just to admit what we really want, and then to have the courage to reach for it.

I feel as if I've been searching for you my entire life without even knowing it. Now that I've found you, the thought of losing you is ... beyond enduring

I think perhaps love comes from finding someone you feel utterly comfortable with, someone who makes you comfortable with yourself. It's like...finding yourself, or maybe it's like finding the other part of yourself.

She was beginning to realize people could survive most things. Not because thy were brave or strong, but because there wasn't any choice.