Keelyn Schubert

“Just because something seems impossible, doesn't mean it's not worth trying.”
― Laura Nowlin, If Only I Had Told Her

“You said—you said that you loved me too.”
― Laura Nowlin, If He Had Been with Me

“Time always goes slower whenever you're waiting for something.”
― Laura Nowlin, If He Had Been With Me

“I can’t be who you need me to be,” he says. His tone is that of someone reciting a memorized lesson, a catechism. “You need me a lot, and it’s more than I can handle. You’re depressed all the time—” “I am not depressed all the time.” “Yeah, you are.” “No, I’m not.” “You’re depressed a lot.” “My parents are getting divorced.” “You’ve always been like this. I can’t do it anymore.” My arms are wrapped around my stomach now, and I’m leaning forward as if I need to hold my internal organs in place. Finny’s car is blurry. “How long have you felt this way?” I ask. “A couple of weeks.” “A couple of weeks? You want to throw away what we’ve had for four years after a couple of weeks? That’s stupid.”
― Laura Nowlin, If He Had Been with Me