What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?
When your mother is made out of your dreams, anything real is bound to disappoint you.
When they laugh, it sounds like confetti.
If you want to love a parent you have to understand the incredible investment he or she has in you. If you are a parent, and you want to be loved, you have to deserve it.
I don't know what he means by that, but I nod and smile at him. You'd be surprised at how far that response can get you in a conversation where you are completely confused.
Can you fall for someone because you're lazy?
My mother... She is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.