You can tell a lot about a person not just by their successes, but by how they deal with their setbacks.

No one was perfect. But we all did the best we could. I guess you had to forgive when you could, move on when you couldn't, and love your family and friends for who they were instead of punishing them for who they weren't.

—Sarah Mlynowski in Ten Things We Did

Why do you think people cheat? Because they're bored? Because they can? Because they're selfish and think they're entitled to anything they want? Because they don't think they'll get caught?

—Sarah Mlynowski in Ten Things We Did

Just because a relationship ends, it doesn't mean it's not worth having.

—Sarah Mlynowski in Gimme a Call

Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

—Aleatha Romig in Consequences

Sometimes you weren’t supposed to share pain. Sometimes it was best just to deal with it alone.

—Sarah Addison Allen in The Sugar Queen

Bad things happen to good people all the time. It sucks. It’s not fair but then much of life isn’t fair. It’s how you live that matters. It’s how you deal with the bumps in the road.

—Maya Banks in Echoes at Dawn

I can deal with anything, as long as I know it’s the truth. It’s the lies that are hard.

—Jennifer Laurens in Penitence