“He stood in front of her and told her he'd come, not to climb her tower but to shelter it. In his clumsy way, he was like a prince who arrived with sweaty armpits and bad hair. At least I'm… — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
“I've decided that it's possible to LOVE someone for entirely SELFLESS reasons, for all of their flaw and weaknesses, and still NOT succeed in… — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
I have learned that some people who look fine are more crippled than I am, by fears they can’t explain. Other people are held… — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
“He stood in front of her and told her he'd come, not to climb her tower but to shelter it. In his clumsy way,… — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
I thought helping someone else might take me out of my own head for a while. — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
This is what we do, my mother's life said. We find ourselves in the sacrifices we make. — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
“The real problem with his type of OCD--chronic fear of hurting other people--was that you thought so much about not running over children, not… — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
Scratch a female inmate, I've discovered, and you'll usually find a girl whose mother had terrible taste in men. — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
“Don't worry. Here's the thing I've learned about pregnancy. Everything feels like a crisis and everything turns out to be heartburn.” — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
“Stains were a patchwork of mistakes you couldn't get rid of. They showed the world your real self, even the parts you didn't want… — Cammie McGovern Copy Share Image
