Ashleigh

“When I told you that you made me believe in soulmates, I didn’t just mean in this lifetime, or even in this universe. My heart has always belonged to you, even if I didn’t know it at first. I would love you even if I had no heart to give you, because you are the sole reason for my existence. My soul would love you if we lived on different continents and spoke different languages. My soul would be tethered to you across oceans and mountains and harrowing canyons as black as my heart. My soul would be yours if I pulled the trigger the night we met, because not even death could keep us apart. God couldn’t keep me from you, because God isn’t real, but you are, and that’s all the motivation I would have needed to find you.”
― Ariel N. Anderson, Under Your Scars

“But what else do I love? Do I love nature? This waterfall is beautiful, and I hadn’t thought to explore other wonders of this earth. Do I love long walks on the beach at sunset, or do I prefer to watch the sunrise? Am I afraid of the ocean? Or do I dare swim out into its depths and let it welcome me in? I love the written word, but what other forms of artistry do I enjoy? Am I an artist? Can I paint? Draw? Play an instrument? I can sing, sure, but what if I want to sing to thousands and not just a family of two? There are so many questions I have about myself—questions I didn’t realize I desperately need to know the answer to. I had never thought to ask them before because so much of my life revolved around being a mother and a wife.”
― H.D. Carlton, Phantom

“I’ll fuse your broken pieces with mine. Together, we’ll be whole, Callie.”
― Morgan Bridges, Once You're Mine

“There’s no shame in the struggle, but you can’t stay there forever.”
― Jennifer Hartmann, Still Beating