Change isn't always for the worst; the shell that forms around a piece of sand looks to some people like an irritation., and to others, like a pearl.

“for 100,000 (dollars), you [can] flatten a house with a wrecking ball. Imagine …”

“Yes, she is." He looks at me, his face carved in pain. "She is dying, Sara. She…”

“It was one thing to sacrifice your own life for someone else's. It was another …”

“All teenagers knew this was true. The process of growing up was nothing more th…”