Paris is Always a Good Idea

by Jenn McKinlay

I had known in that moment that no one would ever love me as much as my mother did, and as the last breath left her lungs, so did the love and happiness leave my world.

“There are good ships, there are wood ships, there are ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, and may they ever be,” he

May love and laughter light your days.” “And warm your heart and home,”

Bad things happened to everyone. Full stop. The only grace to be found was in how you handled it.

“If you can, always be yourself, unless you can be Batman, then always be Batman.”

“My memories of Jess are so bittersweet,” he said. “Bitter because there are no more, but sweet because they keep her alive in my heart and mind and I treasure that, even though it hurts.”

We understand that pieces of our hearts will always belong to those who are gone. For us, love and loss are forever entwined, making us love more cautiously but also more deeply,” he said.