“The greatest strength you can have is to know your own strengths," she said when Lily was rejected by Tisch, her top choice for college. "You've got to figure out what you're good at and make the most of it.” — Cristina Alger Copy Share Image
“The greatest strength you can have is to know your own strengths. You've got to figure out what you're good at and make the most of it.” — Cristina Alger Copy Share Image
“The constant mental fight made him irritable. He had never had a temper before. Some days, he felt as if his entire body were… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“I think you should see this as a blessing. A release from a lifetime of mediocrity.” — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“How inexplicable and enviable, never to want to be anywhere other than where you already are.” — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“But for now, she would lie in her husband's arms, her eyes closed and her body still against his, thinking that if this was… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“To be jealous of money is uninspired ... You can only be jealous of someone who has something that you can never have. More… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“You're perfect. To me you are. You always will be. When you're small you think that about your parents. When you're old, you think… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“Lack of control, he once told her, was worse than anything in the world.” — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“And all women wanted something. Ines felt strongly that women were rarely friends with one another unless they could get something out of it.… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“We stay in the game so that we can provide for our family. That's the smart thing to do. The problem arises when the… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“Better stand her ground than back down and apologize, she thought. If I apologize, he'll feel justified in being pissed off, and then he'll… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“You can point to Deal A and say, "That shouldn't have happened," but what does a guy in my position do? Challenge one? I'd… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“The greatest strength you can have is to know your own strengths," she said when Lily was rejected by Tisch, her top choice for… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“And what should he have known? Well, who could answer that? Thought he was closer to all the players than anyone, he still couldn't… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
“This was an unfortunate misstep, and one that could have been avoided if only she had remembered never to take to heart the words… — Cristina Alger Copy Share
