A Pessimist's Guide to Love (Heartsong, #2)

by Jennifer Hartmann

“Deceptive Cadence” You think you know what’s coming, but you never really do. And sometimes, when you think something is coming to an end, it’s actually the beginning of something beautiful.

Songs are funny like that—you might not hear them play for years, but you still remember every word. And I think it’s because songs are more than words, more than notes, more than verses and choruses. Words fade and scatter over time, but songs tied to life’s most precious memories live inside of us forever.

I’ve been running from it, thinking my time here was limited…but limited or not, time is a precious thing. Every minute of it. Our time here is a gift, and love is the prize if we’re lucky enough to find it. The holy grail. Love is what it’s all about.”

“The only thing stronger than fear is our tenacity to overcome it.”

Moments fade, but they never die. We can always recreate them, bring them back to life, and make them even sweeter.

Something told me to go with her, and I ignored it, because nobody ever really thinks the worst possible thing will happen to them. To the people they love.”

You’re always in your head, dreading the next moment, and the one after that, when all we should be doing is cherishing the ones we have.”

‘You knew I would put it back together. I’ll always be your glue.’”

We store the past away, seal it up tight and carry it with us, but we don’t live in it anymore. We learn from it. That’s how we keep going,” he says.

There’s no better way to survive the worst possible scenario life hands you. There’s only the way you choose.

There’s no celebration to be felt when you’re putting your loved one in the ground and covering them with dirt and weeds. You’re not thinking about the time they had here, or the beautiful moments you were lucky enough to share with them while they were still alive—you’re only thinking about the gaping hole they’re leaving behind. The hard days ahead. A long, lonely life without them.