Advent—an arrival or coming, especially one which is awaited
“In my multifold years of life, I have learned that most people get along as best they can. They don’t intend to hurt anyone. It is merely a terrible by-product of surviving.”
― Before We Were Yours
― Before We Were Yours
“I drop her on the cot and turn away and grab my hair and pull until it hurts. I want to pull all of it out. Every single piece. I want a pain I understand instead of the one I don’t. I want a pain that has a beginning and an end, not one that goes on forever and cuts all the way to the bone.”
― Before We Were Yours
― Before We Were Yours
“I shush my mind, because your mind can ruin you if you let it.”
― Before We Were Yours
― Before We Were Yours
“We plan our days, but we don’t control them.”
― Before We Were Yours
― Before We Were Yours
“One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations. My father did that for me, and no amount of effort on my part can fully repay the debt.”
― Before We Were Yours
― Before We Were Yours
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