Goodbye too painful a word to utter, we part in silence.

The mind is powerful … If you let it tell you you can't do something, you won't.

That's how life is, dear. Even when we think we know something, we're all really just flying blind. Things change. People change. You can never have all the facts.

Everybody lies. It's a necessary coping mechanism. That's easy for me to forget with the constant voice in my head reminding me of every little transgression, like it's something unnatural, wrong, and harmful. And sometimes it is. But sometimes, it's just what we need to do to protect ourselves.

I stop and give him my best you've got to be fucking kidding me look. It's my opening salvo that all's not well.

Intentions aside, we're all capable of hurting people.

On the drive, I stick within sight of the water as it's always had a calming effect on me. Something about imaging what lurks beneath its surface, in depths that can't be seen, puts everything in perspective. It reminds me that we are all just small fish in a very big pond.

Love is a gamble that rarely pays off under the best of circumstances.

It's a hard thing, balancing your obligation to the family who supported you, who loves you, and the desires of your heart.

Believing him isn't a choice. I have no doubt he means it. He's spoken to me more plainly than he ever has to demonstrate his veracity. But truth and trust are two different things. And how can I possibly trust him when he kept something this big from me?

I've never been one to hold grudges. But forgiveness and trust are two very different things, not that I'm inclined to hand over either.

If I don't try, I'll always wonder.

Some of the best things in life are the things we need to believe in enough to fight for.

My past may have shaped me, but I choose what my life is now.

Why does anyone love someone? Some things are just meant to be.

There's nothing less attractive than a woman who doesn't know her worth.

Everyone can be selfish sometimes. Especially when they're hurting.

When he's not with me I feel less than whole. But the volatility of our relationship makes me wonder how much of that is what I want him to be, as opposed to what he actually is. If the idea of him is more fulfilling than being with him.

Sometimes being a leader means helping people who are too afraid to use their voices.

You know you're from Seattle when even amid perhaps the worst crisis you've ever faced, you can still appreciate a sunny day.