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There’s no discrimination in death.
“I find that the books with the saddest endings are the best because they make us feel. We don’t always get a happily ever after no matter how hard we work for it.”
Pretending to be okay for the sake of others is a draining act to an already underpaid show.
I limit the amount of dairy and gluten I eat, but cheese pizza is my weakness just like any other person, and carbs are my one true soul mate.
Pain comes in countless forms. The worst is seeing what your suffering does to everyone around you.
Reality is ugly and painful and full of the kind of heartache that some books help you forget exist for a short period. I get to fall in love thousands of times over, a feat I’m afraid I’ll never accomplish if my illness brings me to Lo instead of my future husband.
Staying in the past means halting the future.
The trouble with time is that we only think we have it. It’s an illusion—an excuse to linger in existence. Some people use it to be reckless; others use it to hold themselves back.
Time is a luxury we can’t all afford.
“It turns the person you love more than anything in the world into somebody different. It isn’t just a physical transformation but a mental and emotional one. When it takes over, there’s very little in their control they can do.
“You have someone,” he murmurs. My brows pinch. He glances at my face. “You have me.”
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It just means that it can no longer control our lives.
The truth is you never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.
I used to think they were moments of weakness, but I think they were just moments of humanity. We all want peace, salvation.
He lets me live my life and supports whatever I choose to do with it.
Any of us could pretend like we’re invincible and put up a front in the public eye, but behind our masks are tearstained faces.
We’re family, sure, but we’re friends too. If there was ever a time I could plan the future, I’d risk everything to make us even more.
Maybe the reason I could never feel satisfied with life is because I’m not meant to live a full one. I’m not meant to meet my future husband or have children. The fewer people who care about me, the fewer people I hurt when it all ends.
Kaiden Monroe made everything bearable. School. Home. He turned out to be the person I could trust enough to share my firsts. In my eyes, he was my only true ally. I lived thinking I wouldn’t experience what it felt like to be cherished because my body was too depleted by my health. Kaiden gave me everything I couldn’t think of asking for before moving to Exeter.
He lets go and kneels in front of me. “I expect you to be at every game, Mouse.” His voice cracking has my heart doing the same, a big split right down the middle. “Best friends support each other. They’re there for each other.”
If you don’t go to UM, I’ll haunt you.
