J.M. Winchester > J.M.'s Quotes

“Madly is the way I love you. Forever is how long it will be.”
― Melyssa Winchester, All My Heart

“Being deaf is not a weakness or it shouldn’t be seen as one and that’s what I wanted to get across that day. It’s still what I want people to see. It’s the same thing with the special needs kids. They are no different than I am, than anyone is really. Just because they might act in ways that ‘normal’ people don’t or experience life in a different way, it doesn’t make them wrong or less than anyone else. We’re not weak or what’s wrong with the world.”
― Melyssa Winchester, Hear Me Now

“The sad reality is, it's not just the people I go to school with that are doing it. It's their parents too. Their noses are all turned up at me, like because of my diagnosis; I'm an alien to them. I'm not like their son or daughter so that means I'm not worthy of respect.”
― Melyssa Winchester, Count on Me

“You own every piece of me, Cadence Taylor, and if you let me, I’ll spend the rest of my life proving to you that you’re the only thing left worth fighting for.”
― Melyssa Winchester, Here & Now

“Didn't you know? That's what I love about high school girls. I get older and they just stay-"
"The same age." She completes before pressing her lips to mine, until nothing, not even my last breath, matters anymore.
All that matters is her.”
― Melyssa Winchester, Here & Now

“Cadence is my melody.”
― Melyssa Winchester, Here & Now

“On a good day, I'm a first class prick, but even I know that being treated like you're disposable is something no one should ever be used to.”
― Melyssa Winchester, Unbroken

“Because family is not always the people with whom you share DNA. Sometimes, family is the person who fights the hardest for your happiness.”
― Cassia Leo, Unmasked: Volume Three

“Yeah. I have anger issues. If I didn’t want to kill you, it would be weird.”
― Melyssa Winchester, Take Me with You

“Together we’re individual pieces, but when we’re together, we really are a force and not just any force. The strongest one.”
― Melyssa Winchester, Take Me with You

“Any time I get to spend with you alone, away from school and the pressures of classes and stuff I’ve gotta do, is you spoiling me. Seriously, Mikey. All I need is you.”
― Melyssa Winchester, The Space In Between

“Something tells me that you sneak bars up to your room a lot. In fact, you probably have a whole little shoebox dedicated to them.”
“Wrong.”
“I don’t think I am. Tell the truth, Emery. Do you hoard chocolate bars?”
“Eww! Hoarding makes it sound gross. It’s not like I collect them or anything. I just keep a few on hand when the craving hits.”
“And how often is that?”
He’s pushing me. It’s evident by the grin on his face, but there’s something about the way his eyes are lighting up, the first time they’ve done it since he got here today, that makes me wanna answer him just to keep it going.
I like the way he is right now. It’s much better than the tense and angry way he was before.
“Every single day.” I admit and along with the smile comes a thick rumble of laughter.
“So, you admit you have a problem. That’s the first step. Now that you’ve admitted it, I can properly treat you.”
“And how do you plan on doing that?”
“You solemnly swear never to take home and hide another chocolate bar, and I’ll make sure that every day, you have your daily dose of it.”
― Melyssa Winchester, The Space In Between

“That day I realized that at least for the time being, I was becoming Christian’s somebody.
And maybe, just maybe, he was becoming mine.”
― Melyssa Winchester, The Space In Between