Inappropriate

by Vi Keeland

“My brother is like an oyster. He’s shut tight, and he might never open, or you just may be the one who pries him loose. If that happens, I promise you’ll find a pearl waiting for you.”

“She worries like a rocking chair. Gives her something to do, but it never gets her anywhere.”

Marry a woman who scares you a little, one who makes you think what the hell is she doing with a jackass like me? Then spend the rest of your life trying to live up to what you think she deserves.”

My aunt used to say grief was a lot like swimming in the ocean. On the good days, we could float on top with our heads above water, feeling the sunshine on our faces. But on the bad days, the water grew violent, and it was difficult not to get sucked under and drown. The only thing we could do was learn to be stronger swimmers.

“The trouble with trouble is that it starts out disguised as fun.”

Forgiveness allows that behavior to not destroy your heart anymore.”