The Blooms That Broke Us (Tennessee Love Stories)

by Ashley Dill

But just because you know all the clues doesn’t mean you’ve solved the mystery. There’s a difference between know and understand.”

Folks these days want immediate reward and most things in life don’t work that way. Especially relationships.”

“Then what would you do in my place?” He nodded once. “The work. The tending.” “Can you just tell me what you mean in plain terms?” “Forgive him. Try again. Fight like hell.” I wanted

Love grows. Love strengthens like a muscle. You give some then give more over time. It ain’t just a feeling. It’s a skill.”

“Love is something you practice, child. Something you break your back working for. Leaving will break you. But so will loving. It will hurt you to love patiently. To forgive over and over. To sacrifice.”

“Forgiveness. True love doesn’t keep records.”

If you want relationships in your life to thrive, you got to operate for their good, not your own.”

And it’s the reason sixty-plus year marriages will die with my generation. Forgiveness, love, commitment—they’re all sacrifices. Painful ones sometimes. Folks don’t like pain.”

Love ain’t romance. It’s grit.”