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“Love helped me live life instead of just survive it.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“I do not feel obliged in my reading. I read to be entertained and to relax, and to go into another world, not because it's good for me.”
― Nora Roberts

“In the balance of love and loss, it was love that made me struggle to… Breathe.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“It was more important for me to try, than to not have the chance at all.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“He didn’t need to touch me. His attention alone, recognizing my existence, send a flurry of sparks through my body.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“He was a breath of fresh air after the heart wrenching storm that had engulfed me.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“Now I was left holding the pieces of my heart, crushed by my own hands.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“Don't look back, it has already past. Don't look forward, it has yet to happen. Live in the now, exactly where you're supposed to be.”
― rebecca donovan

“I knew in that moment, I would never love anyone in my life the way I loved Evan Mathews.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“Sara started choking. I turned toward her convulsions. "Sorry, " she whispered, her face bright red. "Some bullshit caught in my throat.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“Was better to try and fail, than to never have the experience?”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“Evan Mathews, you can tell yourself and everyone else that you're here to get answers, for closure. But the truth is, you love her. You will always love her. You're here because you can't walk away. You saw how broken and empty she was back in Weslyn, and you had to follow her. You'll never be able to let her go. You're here because ... it's where you belong, with her.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“Well let’s get you back to hell before the devil realizes you’re not home.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Reason to Breathe

“I'm not supposed to live without you. And you're not supposed to live without me. We're in this life together. Without each other, we're not really living.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“This was the first house where I'd unpacked every single box, wanting to stay. All because of a girl with a fiery attitude and a blush that let me know exactly what she thought of me. That's all it took, and I was hers.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“In the uneven balance of life, I'd experienced love and loss. The loss challenged me to be strong, but it was the love that supported me when I was weak. I was a survivor.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“Living in the mistakes of your past isn't going to do anything but destroy your future.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“Maybe it's because once you put all the pieces together, you end up with something beautiful.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“You can't keep pushing everyone away." She stood up from the chair, her body tense. "You can't keep doing this, because one of these days, you'll wake up and have no one.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“Do you ever get the urge to get in your car and keep driving?" I ask, focused on the water shimmering in the light of the moon.
"How'd you know when to stop?" Cole challenged, sitting next to me so our arms barely touched.
"I guess when you find something worth stopping for.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“Every breath I breathe is because of you. Even when your weren't there to save me, you were my reason to breathe. And for that I will always love you. Always.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“I love him more than he will ever know. And because of that, I choose his happiness.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“Remember there is always a choice. I chose to live. I chose to love. I chose to breathe.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“I don't understand. You still...love me?"
"Yeah, I do. And I know you're not the same girl. But I'm in love with you, Emma. I fell in love with you all over again this summer. People change. I know this. And we'll continue to change. That just means I'll get to fall in love with you again. Because no matter what happens in our lives, what I feel for you will survive anything.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“I couldn't catch my breath. I buried my face in his shirt. He was my reason for existing. It was his words that pulled me to the surface. His breath that saved me. And now, his arms that held me within this life, unable to give up. He was my strength, and the love I didn't have for myself. And I couldn't live without him more than he could let me go.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“This was just the beginning of our healing. Of being forgiven. I knew I would struggle with it at times, and feel like I was fighting for every breath. I just had to remember, there was always a choice. And I chose to live. I chose to love. I chose to breathe.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“You can’t keep it all inside, Emma. Cry. Scream if you have to, but don’t let it destroy you. I wish you wouldn’t underestimate your strength.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“I never gave him a chance to decide if I was worth loving. I'd taken that choice away from him - because I feared what it would be.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“Emma, there was never a choice. I will always choose you. Always.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath

“People change. I know this. And we'll continue to change. That just means I'll get to fall in love with you again. Because no matter what happens in our lives, what I feel for you will survive anything.”
― Rebecca Donovan, Out of Breath