“Stars are only the rain of the Absolute.”
― The Sun Watches the Sun
― The Sun Watches the Sun
“I reach for her hand and wind my fingers through hers, turning them so the rain patters down onto her palm. I trace a circle there with my thumb, smoothing the water in her skin. I want to show her there's nothing to be afraid of.”
― These Broken Stars
― These Broken Stars
“Under the bridge, traffic above us and coats around us, hearts thudding with the steady perfection of this moment, I thought of every word I had never before dared to think about him.
Future. Hope.
And love, as the rain slowed to a misty trickle through the long and beautiful night.”
― Don't Breathe a Word
Future. Hope.
And love, as the rain slowed to a misty trickle through the long and beautiful night.”
― Don't Breathe a Word
“Time falls on us, like rain, it falls like rain until we drown in it, and sometimes, it's like the drains overflow, and time just - pools up, it seeps, it gathers in the corners.”
― Slices
― Slices
“I’ve got to stop looking at you, like you light my world. You’re the dark cloud which brings the rain. You’re the hurricane which destroys my peace. You are not the sun. I am my own light.”
― Write like no one is reading 2
― Write like no one is reading 2
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