“To paraphrase Woody Allen in Annie Hall, love was too weak a word for what I felt for that tiny crying creature… — Melissa Senate Daughter Copy Share Image
“What I've learned, Mia, and what my grandmother always said, is that the whole point is wishing and remembering - not if… — Melissa Senate Copy Share Image
“She felt like she was in Candy Land, minus the lollipops on the trees.” — Melissa Senate Copy Share Image
“[T]he whole point is the wishing and remembering--not if what you want happens, not if remembering hurts. Because when you wish for… — Melissa Senate Remembering Copy Share Image
“Her grandmother had once told her that one of life's best lessons was not being afraid to look foolish -- to just… — Melissa Senate Confidence Copy Share Image
“...until she was old enough to understand about God and biology and luck, she asked.” — Melissa Senate Old enough Copy Share Image
“I don't want to say something cheesy like 'home is where the heart is,' but home is definitely where the heart is.… — Melissa Senate Cheesy Copy Share Image
“It seems that wishing and hoping and dreaming and remembering can be eve more helpful than knowing what's going to happen.” — Melissa Senate Hope Copy Share Image
“Sometimes someone just takes a sledgehammer to your heart and even if you still have feelings for them, you can't ever quite… — Melissa Senate Copy Share Image
“The sign seemed like her fortune, her horoscope, her Magic 8 Ball answer.” — Melissa Senate Copy Share Image
“[Y]ou can't control everything. Anything, really. Like the food we've been making. We can follow the recipe exactly as your grandmother wrote… — Melissa Senate Control Copy Share Image