I think the fact that I never got to fall out of love with him—that I just had to keep moving forward, stumbling into something new and totally different—means that my brain and heart don’t know the protocol here.
“He’s the one who taught me what love looked like and felt like and then taught me it’s a lie. I have never been able to come back from that.”
― Twice in a Blue Moon
― Twice in a Blue Moon
“I think the fact that I never got to fall out of love with him—that I just had to keep moving forward, stumbling into something new and totally different—means that my brain and heart don’t know the protocol here.”
― Twice in a Blue Moon
― Twice in a Blue Moon
“And I know the past isn’t a mirror image of the future, but it’s a reflection of what can be; and when your first love breaks your heart, the shards of that can still draw blood for a long, long time.”
― With the Fire on High
― With the Fire on High
“but I’m sure I’m the only one of the two of us who is so fixated on our brief affair. It was the single most defining moment in my life; no doubt it’s just one of many in his. I need to move on.”
― Twice in a Blue Moon
― Twice in a Blue Moon
“And sometimes focusing on what you can control is the only way to lessen the pang in your chest when you think about the things you can’t.”
― With the Fire on High
― With the Fire on High
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