“ Camus and Henry waved to me from that muddy truck. They both wanted me to get over myself.So, this was me, getting over myself. And it was about time. Laura Anderson Kurk
“ I’d felt this before, when my granddad was in the hospital before he died. We all camped out in the waiting room, eating our meals together, most of us sleeping in the chairs every night. Family from… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ There’s nothing.Nothing to hold on to while the current takes me.Whatever I might have had until today, I’ve lost.I feel my love for her, swelling; bloating into something that’s about to explode, lik… Kady Hunt
“ Look at this one.” I picked up a small painting of a man with dark hair and a short, dark beard. He wore a loose shirt, cobalt blue, unbuttoned at the top, showing a prominent, knobby collarbone. He l… Laura Anderson Kurk
“ Before we go on from here, I just want to say," he paused and took a step closer to me and reached his hand out to my heart. "What I should have said back on the plane is I know you're real." His eyes… S.G. Holster
“ You're not safe with me."He cut me off, seeming to growl. "I don't want to be safe. I want to be with you. You can't do this alone. S.G. Holster
“ It’s a very private moment when your heart breaks. I was thankful we were alone. I knew I couldn’t keep her, but I would always do anything to protect her. S.G. Holster
“ The throbbing shimmy spread through my hips and thighs. I could have sworn my body started to glow as if light were shooting from my fingertips and each strand of hair. Kimberley Griffiths Little
“ They said she killed herself.Everyone was saying It. What started out as a rumor, quietly whispered among small gatherings of polite people, quickly grew into something that was openly discussed in a… Jessica Verday
“ Yes, I was scared, vulnerable, and fragile and lived in books more than real life. Yet there was nothing Mom could do to make things easier for me, just worse by grounding me for life at the slightest… Gaia B. Amman
“ To the attention of the New Fiddleham Police Department: You've got my middle-C, and I would like it back....Please return Jackaby's tuning fork. He's getting even more obnoxious than usual. William Ritter
“ A black pendant in the shape of a heart lay in her hand. It was carved with roses and strung onto a velvet cord. Teresa Flavin
“ There's a bit of a local legend about a jet heart that has turned up over the years," Flynn said. "Any time it turns up, strange things happen. Teresa Flavin
“ The boy with the haunted eyes was Dory's secret. Eli. And she knew that she had to see him again. Teresa Flavin
“ It feels like I’m trapped in quicksand. The more I struggle, the more I sink. So I stop struggling. I stop trying to free myself; because the more I struggle the scarier it becomes. Then—and only then… Jannet Casas
“ Happiness comes in many forms. Whether through a passion for something or someone, it makes no difference. The results are the same: you live. Megan Duke
“ Mending a broken heart isn't easy. It's messy and complicated, but when it's finished, it's stronger than ever. Megan Duke
