Lacey Dailey > Quotes

“Brenna is my calm in life. She is my peace and my silence in a world that never stops talking or moving.”
― Lacey Dailey

“When it comes to kindness, Alma gives more than she takes, and finds fulfilment in loving those who probably don't deserve it.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“She's made of steel and will carry your burdens on top of her tiny shoulders if it means you get to take a breath.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“But there's this thing about catching butterflies - as soon as you get close enough, they're gone.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“I was lost in a world of words.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“The butterfly kisses, gifted to me wth his smirk, and his laugh, and the tips of his fingers when they grazed the edge of my jaw.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“The way I found him was serendipitous. but the way I've come to love him is more than just a cheery mishap.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“I don't want to choose a road with a high-speed limit and miss out on all the sights to be seen.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“It is life's biggest fight, the clash between what you know and what you feel.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“There is something peculiar hidden in each one of us. If we were all the same, we'd live life in black and white. There'd be no colour.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“No better place than the best place on earth.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Typically the word crazy is used to describe me".
"You say that like it's a bad thing".
"Isn't it?”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“I will never forgot the moment your father walked up to your mother, asleep in the casket, and slipped a ring on her finger.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Everything has come from somewhere. My favourite thing in the world is creating somewheres. Especially for the things that look a little broken.”
― Lacey Dailey

“I'm sorry, Rumor, that the bouquet of roses you showed up with today is next to her resting place instead of in her hands, and I'm sorry that you can't remember the woman you share your eyes with. I'm sorry we're celebrating her life rather than bearing witness to her living it. And although most of us here never knew her, we'll honor her anyway. Because with her, comes you. Sorry isn't enough to bandage the cuts you wear beneath your skin but I hope knowing what you meant to her is.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Every treasure I've kept has been left behind. Like, people decide they don't want it anymore, set it down, and walk away.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“The look in her eyes is almost my undoing. It isn't just the stars I see. It's the rebirth of a galaxy, lit up and glowing right in front of my eyes. Just for me.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Everything looks the same, the stars haven't dropped from the sky, and the sun still rises each morning but it's all different.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“I think you're a good kind of crazy. You have an electrifying absurdity about that makes the people around you like they're entitled to experience whatever emotion they need to, no matter how foolish or sensible it may be.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“I don’t want to rush any of my moments with Jude. I want to love him exactly like I fell for him; slowly, deeply and cherishing every moment.”
― Lacey Dailey

“The greatest thing she left behind was you.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Though he's walked through flames and crawled across glass, the makings of a smile are prominent on his cheeks.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Death is a thief. It takes, and it takes, and it takes. Nobody is safe from being robbed. Not the deceased, not those who are still living.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“I believe that's what people do when they pass on - leave treasures behind for us to find. Something to remember them by or honor them with. Something for us to give our love to.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Are you planning on holding on to me forever?” I ask him.
“Yes.” He answers with no hesitation. “I suspect I’ll hold on to you even longer than that.”
“What’s longer than forever?”
“Us.” He replies, with absolute certainty.”
― Lacey Dailey, Extraordinary You

“They start to flow and I wonder if it's the violins and the butterflies mixing. I wonder if that's what love looks like when it's the only thing left to feel.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“I know there are scars I can't see, cuts below the surface that will take longer, if not forever, to heal.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Staying optimistic makes it easier to put one foot in front of the other when walking into unknown territory.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“If I would've known back then that feeling was love, I would've tried to find you sooner. You, Rumor Rawlings, are my greatest find.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac

“Anything too far past today is hard to picture.”
― Lacey Dailey, Alma Underwood Is Not A Kleptomaniac