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There was no changing Mark. Or jinx, or Shyanne, or how the world worked. They were like chess pieces. They moved how they moved. If you wanted to win, you couldn’t dwell on how you wished they move or how it’d be fairer if they moved a different way. You had to adapt.

You don’t have to forgive her. You really don’t. You can still love someone that you’ve decided not to speak to anymore. You can still wish them well and hope for the best for them. Choosing a life without them doesn’t mean you stop caring about them. It just means that you can’t allow them to harm you anymore. If you can choose anger or empathy, always choose empathy. It’s so much healthier than anger.

Maybe home isn’t a place. Maybe it’s a person.

“The dark is for people who are too cowardly to face their actions in the light”

“What’s your most cherished possession?” “Probably my kitchen drawer that’s full of packets of red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese.”

The only people who don’t mess up are people who don’t do anything

I imagine it would feel wonderful to be good at something that mattered. That is something that too many of the women of my generation didn’t consider.

Everything is going to be okay. I mean it. I realize everyone around you being messy might make you feel like you can’t ever be, but that isn’t true. It’s okay to be messy sometimes.

Have you ever felt homesick for somewhere you’ve never lived?

“…marriage, they say, halves one’s rights and doubles one’s duties.”

“Doesn’t matter how smart you are, how clever, how self-reliant—you can always be bettered by a stupid man with a gun.”

No one ever loses their job because they read too much. There are no book club interventions. The prisons aren’t full of people who stole to fund their Kindle habit.

Old love isn’t the only love you’ll ever have. And I can tell you from this side that it never really goes away, anyway. So let go. Whatever you’re holding on to, let go.

It’s possible to love someone while hating something they’ve done.

If she wanted to tell me what happened, I’m willing to listen. Even though I suspect most of it will be lies. Or, worse, the complete, terrifying truth.

You’re not responsible for how you were brought up, but you are responsible for your actions and reactions once you’re an adult

You’re about to meet the Queen.
I know, but it’s your grandma.
But she’s the Queen.

I never pray for perfection. I pray for forgiveness, because it’s the one prayer I know will always be answered.

The secret to a beautiful death is living a beautiful life

Don’t let the best parts of life pass you by because you’re too scared of the unknown. Be cautiously reckless.

What most people don’t consider is that death is often random and cruel. It doesn’t care if you’ve been kind all your life. Or if you’ve eaten healthy, exercised often, and always worn your seat belt or a helmet.

We all know we’re going to die—that’s guaranteed. So shouldn’t we be making the most of our lives anyway?

Everyone things they want to be in charge, to be the boss, but no one knows how tough and thankless the job really is.

When you can't solve a problem and you can't run from it and you can't hide from it, you got to make it the other man's problem.

There are some advantages to being an American woman over forty who no longer has any fucks left on the shelf.