The Two of Us

by Taylor Torres

“Hummingbirds can beat their wings thousands of times per minute.”

“They’re extremely strong—stronger than most people realize. And their wings beat so fast, it’s near invisible. They’re just there, doing this insanely incredible thing all day long and we can’t even see it. But they still do it. It still matters even if it goes unobserved.

I think some of the best friendships are ones like this, where you can sit in complete silence and never once feel lonely.

I’ve learned that disappointment is a by-product of expectation.

You can’t change people; I know that now. And I will no longer concern myself with begging people to stay. Begging them to want me back. I’ll take what I can get from those who will give it.

“Healing isn’t linear, Mara,”

“Some days it’s five steps forward and other days it’s seven steps back. There’s no finish line. The goal is just to keep stepping.”