Snapshot

by Kay Cove

The constant gnawing ache in my chest, knowing my whole life has been spent regretting one foolish decision.

Jail wasn’t what he was afraid of. It was the social media shitstorm. The scariest threat of this generation. You don’t have to be guilty of anything to be punished by the internet.

“Writing letters is a lost art, honey.”

Anything worthwhile, you should say it to their face. Right? Letters are for lost apologies.”

Because true love transcends death,

“Honey, marriage is so much more than paperwork. I’m committed to your father—his mistakes, his burdens, his pain. They are mine as well.

“Sometimes if you pretend like something isn’t a big deal, it eventually just stops feeling like a big deal. It’s the only coping mechanism that’s ever worked for me.”

After I dumped him for cheating on me, he spent days begging me to forgive him, but my mother taught me better than to believe his bullshit. His apologies weren’t genuine. He was just frustrated that he couldn’t have his way.

There’s a peaceful harmony in the ocean that is so intricately perfect that you start thinking that humans don’t know what the fuck they’re doing up here. When I’m fed up with this world, I find solace in the one below. It’s a freedom you can’t explain.”

Love takes time to grow, but chemistry explodes right out of the gate.

There were always options, but she dropped what she was doing every time I needed her. I was the most important person in the world to her.”

Is maturity choosing what’s good for me, regardless of what I’m actually craving?

Sex should be invigorating. A treasure, a treat, not a chore to endure.

love is how the universe still has a hand in our fate.

That’s the problem with pushing off your problems. They will, in fact, catch up with you the moment you stop dancing.

“Choose love over fair. Over duties. Escape, Dex. Do you understand me? Love, love, love. Fight for it. Obsess over it. It’s the only thing that makes sense at the end of your life. How do I get you to understand that? You should have loyalty to absolutely nothing else except love.”

Love, love, love. Fight for it. Obsess over it. I

I know my sweet husband cares for me. Now, I need him to own me.

“Leadership is less about what’s in your head and more about what’s in your heart. Business can be learned, but a cold heart will starve potential every single time.

“I don’t need to believe you to stand by you, baby girl.

If I’m strong, it’s because you and Mom showed me how to be.

it’s usually the most miserable, insecure people who have the loudest opinions and want the biggest say in other people’s lives.”

“Take a little swig and let it sit on your tongue for a moment. Once you swallow, immediately exhale.”

distress. I think in a healthy relationship, I’m supposed to save him, too. That’s equality.

But when you have nothing and your family’s wellbeing is at stake…that is love. Wanting what’s best for them even if that means saying goodbye.”