Rock Paper Scissors

by Alice Feeney

Time can change relationships like the sea reshapes the sand.

Adam has a neurological glitch called prosopagnosia, which means he cannot see distinguishing features on faces, including his own.

Marriages don’t fail, people do.

Four-legged creatures tend to make better companions than those with two, and dogs don’t hold grudges or know how to hate.

words don’t come with gift receipts and you can’t take them back.

Yup!

Life is all about choices, and learning how to put ourselves back together when we fall apart. Which we all do. Even the people who pretend they don’t.

All people are addicts, and all addicts desire the same thing: an escape from reality. My job just happens to be my favorite drug.

Most people can see the writing on the wall, even if they can’t always read what it says.

Believing in someone is one of greatest gifts you can give them, it’s free and the results can be priceless.

Enjoy the stories of other people’s lives, but don’t forget to live your own.

You can’t unbreak an egg when you’ve already whisked it into an omelette.

YOU GET WHAT YOU WORK FOR, NOT WHAT YOU WISH FOR

BE THE PERSON YOUR DOG THINKS YOU ARE.

Few people are genuinely capable of forgiveness, and nobody ever really forgets.

But if there’s one thing I have learned from life as well as fiction, it’s that nobody is ever just a hero or just a villain. We all have it in us to be both.”

Silence cannot be misquoted.

seeds of ambition grow best in shallow soil.

time. The success of a relationship can’t be measured by longevity alone.

It’s not about how long a relationship lasts, it’s about what it teaches you about each other and yourself.”

We’re not born afraid. When we’re young, we don’t hesitate to run, or climb, or jump, and we don’t worry about getting hurt or fret about failure. Rejection and real life teach us to fear, but if you want something badly enough, you have to take the leap.