Aimee Alexander > Quotes

“I'm afraid of having to cope alone but know that when I get home I will cope. Because that's what we do, in life, cope. We're thrown into situations and we get on with it. Because we have to.”
― Aimee Alexander, Pause to Rewind

“I go to him and wrap my arms around his waist. ‘And I’m committed to you.”
― Aimee Alexander, The Accidental Life of Greg Millar

“Toby.”
― Aimee Alexander, The Accidental Life of Greg Millar

“Do they have McDonald's in heaven?' 'No.' 'Why not?' 'Because it's run by humans not souls.' 'I bet souls could make chicken nuggets and chips just as good as human beans.' 'Maybe you're right.”
― Aimee Alexander, Pause to Rewind

“His eyes meet mine. ‘I was nervous, angry, but I never thought…I’d lose her.’ The last three words are a whisper.”
― Aimee Alexander, The Accidental Life of Greg Millar

“and carefree. It is so good to have Greg back with us again, breathing the salty air, experiencing the breeze on his face. We spend at least an hour on that beach. Almost back at the car, Greg stops at a wooden bench that looks out onto the strand. ‘Let’s sit for a while.’ My stomach tightens. Greg settles at one end of the bench, Toby on his lap, Rachel next to them. I’m at the other. Bookends. ‘Guys,’ Greg says. ‘I want to explain why I’m in hospital.’ ‘It’s OK, Dad. We know,’ says Toby. ‘You’re exhausted.’ ‘Well, it’s a little more than that.’ He takes a breath. ‘I have a sickness that makes me sad sometimes. Other times it makes me very excited.’ They take time to digest that. Toby is first to speak. ‘But it’s OK to be sad, Dad. You said.’ He looks at Greg for confirmation. ‘I did. And it’s OK to cry when something happens to make you sad.’ ‘Yeah, you’re always telling us that.’ ‘It’s just that if there’s no reason to be sad and you’re sad anyway – all the time – well, that’s not good, is it?’ Toby shakes his head wildly. ‘No, that’d be…sad.’ ‘And not good,’ says Greg. ‘No,’ agrees Toby. Rachel’s quiet. Taking it all in. ‘And it’s OK to get excited too,’ continues Greg. ‘Lots of things are exciting…’ ‘Like Christmas and birthdays and fireworks and when you get onto the next level in a game.’ ‘Exactly.’ Greg smiles. ‘But being hyper isn’t good.’ ‘No.’ Toby shakes his head again. ‘When you have Coke or Skittles or something you get hyper. And that’s not good ‘cause you go bananas. Isn’t that right, Dad?’ ‘Yes, son.’ Greg kisses the top of his head. ‘But you eventually go back to normal, don’t you?’ ‘Yeah.’ Rachel, eyes fixed on her father, is oblivious to the breeze whipping her hair across her face. ‘Well,’ says Greg. ‘I have a sickness that makes me hyper for weeks. And that’s not good.’ ‘No.’ Toby squints. ‘Why not, again?’ ‘Well, it can make me do silly things, and can make”
― Aimee Alexander, The Accidental Life of Greg Millar

“You get one life, Jack. One. You made a mistake, don't let your whole life become one. If you regret what you did, do something about it.”
― Aimee Alexander, Pause to Rewind

“I am a person. I do exist.”
― Aimee Alexander, All We Have Lost

“have”
― Aimee Alexander, Season of Second Chances