The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan

by Beth Merlin

“Honey, did you ever stop to think that when things seem to be falling apart, they may actually be falling into place?”

And remember, no space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused.”

My father used to say rock bottom will teach you the lessons the mountaintops never could.

“Sometimes when I’m not sure which direction to go, I think about what I was doing the last time I was happy and try to do some more of that.

“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions,”

And remember, no space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused.”

Sometimes you don’t realize the weight of what you’ve been carrying until you finally lay it down.

That’s the thing—the thing people don’t talk about enough. How it’s possible to love someone and want everything good for that person, but despite that, also know it still isn’t meant to be.”