Quotes from Susan May

What most people would consider a mundane job—same streets, same view, same stops and starts—I enlivened by getting to know my regulars. In fact, I did more than get to know them, more than transport them from A to B. I helped them. I changed lives. They

Time has a way of fixing memories so they have their own truth, even if years later they deceive you.

thing. Something else had come aboard, something I'd never encountered. Something evil. Troubles I could handle. This dark, twisted thing was a whole other world, and I was ill-prepared.

Your greatest fear once you give birth is losing your child or seeing them hurt.

anything else?

Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head; And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in every thing. William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act 2, scene 1, 12

hip looked dislocated.

forgive yourself and you'll get better quicker. We all make mistakes.

Anna was a star athlete at school, while Dawn was one of the last picks for any sporting teams. Dawn

It had been years since anybody had wanted to listen again. The world had moved on. They had not.

two children and the

Terrible events," she said, in that quiet, gentle voice of hers, "are sometimes not for us to understand. We must put them away somewhere and drain their energy so we can give good energy to our lives." She

Jack sank further and further into himself like he was made of tinfoil, easily crushed. Despite

Smiles are free. You can never give away too many.

The Sword of Damocles,

Your past can only hurt you if you allow it into your present and your future.

paused to take another breath. "And taking these worries

Troubles. They stick to skin like glue, like gum to the sole of a shoe. They slide into the crevices of your heart, slither into your veins, and tug at you from the inside until they become something dark and heavy and not so easy to shake. The

bruises, but as she rubbed at them—making a horrible

from the worst of experiences you learn the best of stuff.

Joe Public never took long to move to the next news sensation. Downed airliners, earthquakes in China, tsunamis killing tens of thousands, or myriad of disasters that trotted across the news bulletins regularly, all of them were always replaced by the next big headline.

The day she left this earth was certainly Heaven's finest and the saddest day I'll ever live.

Imagination turns experiences into anxious feelings, troubles and sadness or, on the flipside, excitement, happiness and contentment. The

When death visits, it's every man for himself.