B.N. Toler > Quotes

“Moments come and go; quick flickers in time. Yet those moments can have the profoundest impact on our lives. Either we seize them, and wield them to our needs, or we let them go. It’s the moments we let go that, I believe, remain with us strongest—because regret is something that never leaves us.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“I love you, too, baby girl,” he whispers. “Here, there, forever.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Sometimes we have to hit rock bottom before we can make our way back up.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“How do I save him, and let you go at the same time? How do I do that?”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Life’s too short to be subtle,”
― B.N. Toler, Desperately Seeking Epic

“I didn’t know what life was until death came to my door.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“You are my most epic adventure, princess.”
― B.N. Toler, Desperately Seeking Epic

“you’re broken, but so am I. Broken doesn’t mean we’re valued any less, it just means we’ve loved someone so much and so fiercely that losing them feels like we’ve lost part of ourselves.”
― B.N. Toler

“I envy the river. It moves, flows, and keeps going. Unlike me.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“I’m not going anywhere. The good, the bad, and the ugly . . . remember?”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Broken doesn’t mean we’re valued any less, it just means we’ve loved someone so much and so fiercely that losing them feels like we’ve lost part of ourselves.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“man. Maybe you’re broken, but so am I. Broken doesn’t mean we’re valued any less, it just means we’ve loved someone so much and so fiercely that losing them feels like we’ve lost part of ourselves. I”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“I think that kiss was the first time I ever thought about forever.”
― B.N. Toler, Desperately Seeking Epic

“Let’s put our crazy away for three minutes and just dance,”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Sometimes that’s all we really have to get us through the hard times. Something as empty and useless as words can be what keeps us treading water in the raging and unforgiving river that is life. And that is exactly what they’ve been for me.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“I pray I’ll get to remember this on the other side, that whatever higher being there is will allow me to hold tightly to this memory.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“This is only a dream; the two of us imagining what could have been in another time or another life.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“It’s the moments we let go that, I believe, remain with us strongest—because regret is something that never leaves us.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Laughter is like the old grandmother in every family,” I note, “it brings everyone together. Even people that hate each other.”
― B.N. Toler, Desperately Seeking Epic

“Listen, I don't know you or what you've been through, but I know I'd give any-thing to still be alive right now, no matter what.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“and together we take turns narrating the life we’ll never have together.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Look at me. I fucked up,” he rasps. “I know it. I’ve always known it. But I did love you, and I’ve never stopped. Hate me for leaving. Hate me for being a dick. But don’t hate me because I didn’t love you.”
― B.N. Toler, Desperately Seeking Epic

“There is no woman in this world like your mother. Believe me, I’ve looked.”
― B.N. Toler, Desperately Seeking Epic

“First off, guys don’t say BFF.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Johnny Cash, God’s Gonna Cut You Down,” he says. I can’t help it; I look up at Ike and smirk. “What? You’re not a Cash fan?” He gives me a sad look. “I am,” I whisper. “What?” he groans. “Beautiful and fantastic taste in music! Where were you when I was alive?”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“DESPERATELY SEEKING EPIC You’re my father. I don’t know much about you. I know your name is Paul James, you’re a thrill seeker, and once upon a time you did stunts and people called you ‘Epic.’ I’ve been told you don’t know about me. That it’s complicated. But for me it’s simple. Here’s the thing: I’m twelve years old . . . and I’m dying. And as much as this could crush my mother, I have to meet you before I go. In time, I’m sure she’ll understand. She’s still in love with you. So, Epic, if you read this, please come back. You don’t have to be my dad. You don’t even have to tell me you love me or you’re sorry. Just come see me.”
― B.N. Toler, Desperately Seeking Epic

“I want you. All of you. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I love you.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Grief. What a horrid thing it is, yet I hold tightly to it. The agony I feel is how I remember he was here, that he existed.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“Broken doesn't mean we're valued any less, it just means we've loved someone so much and so fiercely that losing them feels like we've lost part of ourselves.”
― B.N. Toler, Where One Goes

“My little girl made me breakfast in bed. If she’d bought me a burnt turd and a cup of toilet water, I’d choke it down.”
― B.N. Toler, Desperately Seeking Epic