She needed a break from worrying about what to say and how to act every second of the day.

Leaning against him, feeling the warmth radiate off him, listening to his breath go in and out, she knew she was exactly where she belonged.

—Cindi Madsen in All the Broken Pieces

I guess I just realized how everything we do affects not only our lives, but people around us, too. It sucks that one weak moment could change the entire course of someone's life.

—Cindi Madsen in All the Broken Pieces

The past is done, and we can't change it. All we can do is try to be better. What really matters is who you are now.

—Cindi Madsen in All the Broken Pieces

Music can transport you to another time with a couple of notes. It makes you feel the heartbreak or the love, right along with the singer. The right song speaks to your soul in a way nothing else can. It's magic.

—Cindi Madsen in Cipher

There was something about the smallest gestures with him that made me feel like a teenager again. I told myself to just enjoy it.

—Cindi Madsen in Cinderella Screwed Me Over

Put off thy cares with thy clothes; so shall thy rest strengthen thy labor, and so thy labor sweeten thy rest.

—Francis Quarles

If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.

—George Burns

If you're in a bad situation, don't worry; it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry; it'll change.

—John A. Simone Sr.

There was only so much worrying you could do before you just had to accept what life throws at you and move on, because some things were going to be out of your control, and others can't be fixed or changed.

—Jenn Bennett in Summoning the Night

Life is all about change. If it were static, think about how boring it would be. You can't be afraid of it, and you can't worry that you'll mess things up.

—Ellen Hopkins in Impulse