Maya

“How naïve we are when we’re young. How easily we trust that the sun will keep rising and setting, warming our days. And what a terrible blow it is to discover it isn’t the sun that makes things bright, but the people who love us, so that when they’re gone, everything is plunged into darkness.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“What we call memory is the intersection between imagination and fact. Memories are the stories we tell ourselves about the important events in our lives. In the telling, some details get lost, others embellished, until truth is closer to fiction.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“I learned that love means nothing unless it’s acted upon. Love isn’t real without intent. It’s a verb. It isn’t passive.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal

“When someone dies, you start counting all the ways you failed them.”
― J.T. Geissinger, Pen Pal