Every Last Word

by Tamara Ireland Stone

“Mistakes. Trial and error. Same thing. Mistakes are how we learned to walk and run and that hot things burn when you touch them. You’ve made mistakes all your life and you’re going to keep making them.” “Terrific.” “The trick is to recognize your mistakes, take what you need from them, and move on.”

“I didn’t go there looking for you. I went looking for me.” My voice is soft, low, and shaky. “But now, here you are, and somehow, in finding you, I think I’ve found myself.

“Everyone’s got something. Some people are just better actors than others.”