Winter's Eve Quotes

“It’s harder to accept forgiveness if we haven’t forgiven ourselves.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“Have you ever lost someone you love?” “Yes.” “So you know the feeling of emptiness even when you’re still surrounded by loved ones?” “Unfortunately, I do.” “Does that feeling ever go away?” Dr. Maddox clasps his hands together, resting them in his lap. “Honestly, no.” His answer startles me. I expected him to give me a bullshit inspirational line. “The feeling never goes away. However, we learn to cope… adjust to life without them. As painful as that may be.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“yourself a little nicer, know you deserve better, and are worthy of a life created around your own narrative.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“Your healing, Winter, is not dependent upon those around you. Offer yourself what you seek in others.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“I nod, leaning back in my seat, steepling my hands as I study her. A silence ensues that is clearly uncomfortable for her, but enjoyable for me as I freely drink her in. “To what do I owe the pleasure, Eve?”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“kissing my third eye.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“Did you ever stop to think that maybe that’s what I loved about you? That you aren’t anything like him.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“He doesn’t. Turning away, I take a deep shuddering breath, wondering how I failed the man I love so badly?”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“I don’t know what to do with myself other than succumb to the kiss and hold onto Winter. After a few very long breaths, Noah breaks our connection.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“I’m not gonna lie and say I’m not excited to finally be going to Twisted Vines, but I wish it were with you.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“Do you still have feelings for him?” “No,”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“And try to drop the attitude because I’d hate to have to fuck it out of you.” My breath hitches.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“Lies sound pretty spilling from your lips. I wonder if my name will still sound the same.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“I love you too.” The words tumble from my lips before I have time to think.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“You watched me with envy growing up. Now, you’ll get to watch me take the woman of your dreams out on a date, knowing she’s still in love with me.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“One million,”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“Oh dear, it isn’t, but–” she tips her half empty glass in my direction “ –if we’re talking fertility, yours is declining.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always

“The gaping hole of grief that losing a parent leaves in its wake makes it feel like it’s impossible to ever feel anything other than sadness again. Slowly life continues, and eventually you do too. Until one day, you stop in the midst of your beautiful life and realize you somehow wriggled out of the clutches of grief long enough to live on. It’s a bittersweet feeling because you’re happy in spite of them not being a part of the happiness.”
― A.E. Valdez, Winter's Eve: Then, Now, & Always