Sometimes silence is more effective tool to loosen information than a direct question; members of the law enforcement community often employ this tactic when a suspect is in custody.

When an individual trusts another sufficiently to expose the true self – the deepest fears, the hidden desires – a powerful intimacy is born.

One of them is lying. But who?

Time didn’t heal all wounds, but at least it layered buffers around them.

How did you know which life was the right one for you when there were so many to choose from?

People hurt each other all the time, both wittingly and unwittingly.

Sometimes people don’t see the beauty in something when it doesn’t hit you right in the face.

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

What sadist had invented the concept of skiing? Kira wondered. Who was the first person to decide it would be fun to rocket shakily down an icy mountain on two pieces of metal with wind attacking your face and snow spraying into your eyes and people whipping all around, waving spiky poles like gladiators closing in for a kill? She was shocked lawyers hadn't shut down the sport yet; the potential for catastrophe was rampant.

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