“A little bit might be better than a lot because this way we get to walk away remembering only the best of each other.”
― One Night on the Island
― One Night on the Island
“Every morning we are born again, and it’s what we do today that matters most.”
― Call of the Camino
― Call of the Camino
“Life is just so damn complicated, isn't it, a series of random coincidences and chance meetings that add up to a lifetime.”
― A Winter in New York
― A Winter in New York
“The kind of ending where someone else sees the best and worst of me and loves me back. We’d be happy together, we’d be sad together, we’d be everything together. And when it’s all over and we’ve reached another ending, my ashes would be scattered over the tree that grows from his body because till death do us part wouldn’t be enough, because I’d need more than one brief eternity with him.”
― How to End a Love Story
― How to End a Love Story
“I want my life to be like-like making pottery. I want to enjoy it while it's happening, not just for where it might get me eventually.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
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