“ Kate lost a mother," I said, "but I lost a nothing."Kate doesn't feel that way," Jack assured me.But what about everybody else besides Kate? How can I ever explain to anyone what she was when she and… Hilary Thayer Hamann
“ Psychoanalysis is often about turning our ghosts into ancestors, even for patients who have not lost loved ones to death. We are often haunted by important relationships from the past that influence u… Norman Doidge
“ I love you," he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die. Eloisa James
“ THE WEATHER OF LOVELoveHas a way of wiltingOr blossomingAt the strangest,Most unpredictable hour.This is how love is,An uncontrollable beastIn the form of a flower.The sun does not always shine on it.… Suzy Kassem
“ He pondered his turmoil, wondering which he feared most—losing his father or being alone in the world. Both were inevitable. Neither could be stopped or slowed down. All he could do now was brace for… Brent Jones
“ Happiness isn’t something you work toward, the same way misery isn’t something you work toward. Brent Jones
“ It’s like everyone has their own little recipe for happiness, but no one really seems all that happy. Brent Jones
“ It feels like I’m stuck in one spot. It’s been this way for a long time. I know you understand, but now you’re moving on without me. And I—I’m not ready to be alone. Brent Jones
“ I lost someone close to me once . . . Taught me to live in the moment. Life is short, you know? Brent Jones
“ It’s like you’re always living in your head. . . . Relax and appreciate your surroundings a little. Brent Jones
“ See, you’ve got to understand, son. There’s two types of guys in this world. There’s guys . . . who think they’re in control, and guys like us who live in the moment. Who accept life as it is. Brent Jones
“ I gave up drinking before my twentieth birthday. I haven’t touched the stuff since. And I’ve discovered that not everyone who does horrible things is a horrible person. Brent Jones
“ If that’s the case, I understand why emotions are hard for you. You’ve numbed yourself to make room for the grief you carry. Brent Jones
“ Deep down under where his heart resided, strangled up in thorny vines of guilt, anger, fear and longing, there lay something deeper in him, something that he couldn’t see but she could. Carol Oates
“ We’re only instruments of love, flowing through heaps of pain hoping one day we’d hatch a passion of our own. Robert M. Drake
“ Broken hearts, you can run, you can hide and perhaps the earth is big enough to believe you’re safe. So maybe for a moment you have escaped but hear me, hear me well. Love will find you and it will le… Robert M. Drake
“ I wear a necklace of hope with pearly beads. When I met you, it broke, and the beads spilled all over the floor, into the gutters. Karen Quan
“ I know how you feel because I’ve been there too. I’ve hated and I’ve loved. I’ve seen my demons root and crawl and my angels branch and soar. I've died within myself and lived a thousand different liv… Robert M. Drake
“ Its dark and I’m reading my scars because our moments remind me of where I should be. Robert M. Drake
