“Could it be that first love was the only true love? And that after those first fires had been doused or burned out, men and women chose whom they would love based on worldly needs, and then reenacted the rituals and feelings of that first pure experience - nursed the flames that once burned of their own accord...”
― The Coming and Going of Strangers
― The Coming and Going of Strangers
“In breaking away from the familiar and the expected, you'll be forced and privileged to face greater challenges, learn harder lessons, and really get to know yourself.”
― If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
― If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You
“Coincidences mean you're on the right path.”
― Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories
― Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories
“Love between strangers takes only a few seconds and can last a whole life.”
― Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories
― Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories
“For those who are lost, there will always be cities that feel
like home.”
― Everything Beautiful Began After
like home.”
― Everything Beautiful Began After
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