Clare Swatman > Quotes

“It feels like a half-life already, and he’s only just gone.”
― Clare Swatman, Before You Go

“I’ve loved him and hated him intensely; I’ve held him and comforted him and fought with him and lost him and grieved for him, and with all that in my mind, how am I supposed to get through this? I have no idea.”
― Clare Swatman, Before You Go

“work?’ ‘Yeah, but… well, it would make it easier, wouldn’t it?”
― Clare Swatman, Before You Go

“Over time people drift apart, and what you once needed in a friend may no longer be the case. Friendships come and go and I would suggest that if you really don’t feel you want to be friends with this woman any longer then you simply stop contacting her. She will eventually understand that your friendship has run its course, and it will give you time to find some friends that better suit your new life.”
― Clare Swatman, The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright

“He’s meant everything to me and the truth is, the thought of carrying on in a world without him feels like walking across a vast, open desert with no sign of water. It feels like a half-life already, and he’s only just gone. And I know everyone says that time heals, but I don’t think I want it to. I don’t want the memory of him, of what we had together, to fade. I want to hold it in my mind forever, to keep me going through the dark days I know are going to come.”
― Clare Swatman, Before You Go

“round”
― Clare Swatman, Before We Grow Old

“only”
― Clare Swatman, Before We Grow Old