Something Like Stories - Volume One (Something Like..., #7)

by Jay Bell

“Count your angels. The more you can name, the more will come to your aid. They can light up the dark, chase away any shadow. There’s nothing they can’t protect you from.

“In this life, you can either believe the good things, or you can believe the bad. It’s really up to you, but I promise that one will make you happier than the other.

A baby doesn’t hate someone else because of how they look or who they love. All that bullshit comes later, taught to them by ignorant adults. Those lessons can be unlearned. All it takes is effort from people willing to stand and fight.”

“We’re all just boys in need of our mothers,”

Life is meant to be lived, and that means taking action, not idly standing by and hoping for the winds to blow in my favor.

it feels nicer to cling to an impossible ideal, but one way or another, everything has its time and comes to an end. That’s nothing to grieve. It simply makes way for new beginnings.”

“Not today, and not tomorrow, but eventually the pain will fade away. You’ll find someone worthy of your affection. I promise you that.”

“Don’t feel bad. Those first loves, they get in deep. Like a tattoo. They get under your skin, and no matter how faded they grow over time, no matter how much the edges blur, they’re still there when you look down. And sometimes you remember how vibrant they used to be.”

Communication is crucial. Relationships can survive a lot. Infidelity, doubt, lies, ebbing passion—that all comes with the territory. But if there’s one thing I’ve seen destroy relationship after relationship, it’s communication shutting down. That’s a death sentence right there.”