Patti Callahan Henry

Sometimes we know who we want to be and what we want to do long... long before we know how to get there.

A broken heart, too much cold beer, ocean waves and a willing man were never a good combination, no matter what the country songs said.

Grief wraps around people, takes them to a place they would not go otherwise.

You'll let him talk you out of your dreams. That's what love does sometimes- talks you out of your dreams." "Not me," Katie said. "Jack would talk me into my dreams.

There are always consequences to the truth.

We have to know the truth about the past to discover out future.

Over time, hidden truths morph in the dark soil of deceit into something much worse.

There are trials and mistakes and even wars along the path of marriage.

Cheating and lying aren't struggles, they're reasons to break up.

Sometimes we tell our stories and sometimes our stories tell us.