When You Disappeared

by John Marrs

It was simply too late; we were irreparable. Stones had been cast and glasshouses lay in shards all around us. Inside I was dead; it was time for my exterior to follow suit.

if you scratch the surface of something perfect, you’ll always find something rotten hidden beneath.

Because the more you trust in someone, the more opportunities you give them to shatter your illusions about them.

It was better to remain on my island than drown in somebody else’s sea.

‘But that’s what love is, Simon. It’s never giving up on the person you’ve given your heart to. It’s having faith that no matter how tough things get, that person will always be looking for you.’

You can either learn from your parents’ mistakes, or repeat them and use them as an excuse for your own behaviour.

But I knew eventually it would fail me. Everything that makes you happy eventually disappoints.

But the greatest moments of your life are exactly that – just moments. And by their design, moments don’t last.

Holly was right. To anyone who ever gave you confidence – you owe them a lot.