Lindsay

“Life,

You were broken, often ugly, and always too much, but you also hid promises in pockets , tucked hope under matresses, and crammed a thousand perfect moments between the shards of sharp and treacherous ones.
I am sorry I had forgotten them.
I am sorry I didn't even see.
And a breath too late, I realized...
I loved you.”
― Rocky Callen, A Breath Too Late

“And then I told our story. Without our names. Without this town. I told a story of swords and sorrow and secrets. I told of a shadow who learned to breathe and a boy who learned to paint the world bright and new.

The only three words I didn't say were "I love you." But every word had those three crammed between them. "I love you" was swinging from every syllable and hanging off every letter. I love you was whispered in every single line.”
― Rocky Callen, A Breath Too Late

“Your life isn’t meant to be used up to fulfill another person’s dream. That’s what Mother told me. And I’m sure if Father had known your true feelings he would have said the same.”
― June Hur, The Forest of Stolen Girls

“The girl I love.
The girl who left.
The girl we will remember.
She once told me that you have freckles just like her....
I hope the world gets to see them.”
― Rocky Callen, A Breath Too Late