Quotes from Brenda Novak

I, for one, am grateful that you were able to overcome what you've been through. You didn't let it break you—no sir—and that acts as a beacon for others. That's why football is important. It's football that put you up in front of everyone, so they could see your example.

He wasn't the only one who'd ever suffered—yet he'd been given a unique opportunity to make a difference.

He pointed out the negatives in any situation—and in her. Trying to fulfill someone like that was exhausting, because there were negatives in every situation.

spotting and stopping them? After having been kidnapped, tortured and left for dead when she was just a teenager—by her high school boyfriend—she's determined to understand how someone she trusted

Live and let live

how someone she trusted so much could turn on her. So she's established a revolutionary new medical health center in the remote town of Hilltop, Alaska, where

I knew you belonged with me.

they cause? And are there better ways of spotting and stopping them? After having been

mind. Why do psychopaths act as they do? How do they come to be? Why don't they feel any remorse for the suffering they cause? And are there better ways of spotting and stopping them? After having been kidnapped, tortured and left for dead when she was just a teenager—by her high school boyfriend—she's

Sex is never messy on screen.

We found you at last," her mother said, and they both started to cry.

they come to be? Why don't they feel any remorse for the suffering they cause? And are there better ways of spotting and stopping them? After having been

Sprawling over 435 acres, San Quentin was a contained city of the dammed, complete with its own zip code. According to anyone who'd been there, that was Hell, California 94964.

Actually, after it was all over, I could've used a cigarette myself!" Dallas

That the child she bore him had lived only six months—and died under mysterious circumstances, circumstances that made him suspect she might have had something to do with it?

A lot of that criticism stems from jealousy, don't you agree? People have a hard time accepting someone who soars so high. Someone who dares to break all the rules.

she loved the contrast between his tough-guy image and the sensitive heart he guarded so well.

heart of mine has been shattered in a million pieces—but even during the worst of times, I had you. One of God's tender mercies. Love, Phoenix

learn pretty damn fast that everything else is smoke and mirrors. Fame. Money. Success. You realize that life is fleeting and family's what it's all about. It's the only thing that matters.

She'd never understood why, in a place designed for singles to meet and become acquainted, the music had to be so loud.

She'd never understood why, in a place designed for singles to meet and become acquainted, the music had to be so loud. A hundred twenty decibels made it almost impossible to have a conversation and had to be damaging their hearing

You will carry on and find joy in life because being sad doesn't help me.

The holidays weren't only for those who had it easy. They provided a chance to rejoice amid difficulty.

The service had reminded her of the meaning of Christmas and given her a sense of peace. It had also reminded her of the baby she carried and the hope that having a child brought into her life. Did the past really matter? Not if she didn't let it, she decided.