“The core truth of our marriage, the most important thing for me to remember, was that Michael and I loved each other. Our love had gotten pushed aside and bruised and buried, but it has always existed.”

“The words just sprang into my mind. Maybe I'd never stopped loving Michael, but now it felt different. I loved him despite the injuries we'd inflicted on one another, because of the bad times as well as the good ones..... Our love was richer and bumpier and more complex than it had ever been before.”

“She loved the way her city always sounded like it was celebrating.”

“Sometimes following the path that looked the safest was what led to the most hurt...”

“Project Runway, chocolate and margaritas and suddenly all is right with the world”

“You know the definition of a dysfunctional family, don't you? It's any family with more than one member in it.”

“all we have is our deep and abiding love for each other. We can't loose that or we loose ourselves. If we don't help each other,who will?”