Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence.
Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had.
Maybe you had to come close to losing something before you could remember its value.
People believed what they wanted to believe, no matter what was right in front of their eyes.
Having to face him at a competency hearing is like getting to hell and finding out that the only food available is raw liver-insult added to injury.
Only the liar knows that he's lying.
Was that all it took to be brave? Knowing that someone believed in you?
There are all sorts of losses people suffer- from the small to the large. You can lose your car keys, your glasses, your virginity. You can lose your head, you can lose your heart, you can lose your m...
Life, it turns out, goes on. There is no cosmic rule that grants you immunity from the details just because you have come face-to-face with a catastrophe. The garbage can still overflow, the bills arr...
The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.
The question is not if you're willing to die for her. The question is, can you live without her?