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“She said, ‘Forgive me for being a dreamer,’ and he took her by the hand and replied, ‘Forgive me for not being here sooner to dream with you.’”—J. Iron Word Thank you for making all of my dreams come true. Your love, Reed
“Maybe. But you need to figure out how to love the life that you have, while you work on the life that you want.
You can only find true happiness within yourself, not inside of other people, no matter how much you care about them. Make yourself happy, and the rest will come. I promise.”
“My grandmother always said a lady gave an angel’s smile and kept her devilish thoughts to herself.”
“That’s the thing. Reed thinks he’s a burden. But the truth is, he has a burden, and it’s easier to handle when it’s shared.”
The two of you fight like an old married couple, flirt like you’re in high school, and confide in each other like you’re lifelong best friends.
think it’s better to spend years treasuring a memory that might hurt sometimes than to never make one at all.”
Love wasn’t about a beautiful dress, a note, or even poignant words. It was about being with someone through thick and thin, about seeing them through not only the best moments of life but also the worst. It was about being there for someone like I would have been there for Reed if he’d let me. I thought of my birth mother. True love was also about forgiveness.
In that moment, I realized that while it might take some time, I would really be okay no matter what happened between Reed and me—because I would have myself. And I was strong—perfectly imperfect.
