“Children and pets are collateral damage in love relationships at war.”

“Having the courage to say the truth, unabashedly, is the hardest part of writing.”

“I didn't ask you if you loved him. I asked you if you liked him. Love is important but like is the more important. If you don't like him, all the love in the world can't make you have a good relationship.”

“Souls were webs of light that contained the essence of a human's life. Memories and loves, children and families. Every moment of life, pressing in”

“At this moment, somewhere in the world, children died of starvation, bombs exploded to maim and kill the innocent, hurricanes destroyed everything in their path, but the loveliness of this moment was as real as wars and plagues and heartbreak. Pleasure and beauty are as valid as pain and ugliness and when I am fortunate enough to enjoy the former, I do so.”

“Relationships are complicated, but happiness in a relationship isn't: It's just wanting exactly what you have. Wanting something else is dispiriting.”

“The simplest thing that can be said about any person, any relationship, is that it's not simple at all.”