For the Record Quotes

“Rachel. Remember, by birth, you’re my daughter. But by choice, you’re my best friend.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“I felt it in my instincts to brush it off, to dip my chin and keep quiet and move the conversation past me. But wasn’t that what had gotten me here in the first place? Keeping everything to myself had gotten me nowhere. Actually it had gotten me less than nowhere. It had gotten me ten steps away from the woman I loved more than anything else on this earth.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“What a good day for a good day.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“My little mosaic of a life. Broken here, shattered there, but put back together by the most wonderful glue, making the prettiest art around me.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“Either way, I was really sick of feeling like I was being dragged along without any form of explanation.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“That’s why it’s called faith. It’s…peace that makes no sense. Fly-fight-win.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“Rachel loved to pretend like she was fine. She loved to pass everything off with an it is what it is excuse. Meanwhile you could visibly watch the pain grow in her eyes.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“I wasn’t good with words. Never had been. Always liked to communicate in actions. People could speak all day long, but who knew if any of it was authentic? Actions said more, spoke volumes louder. Maybe that’s how she felt with music. Maybe this was her way of conversing without having to say the hard things.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“A mind full of wit and music wrapped up in the prettiest packaging. Unapologetically high maintenance, with no interest in changing that for anyone. As she should be.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record

“Dad always said feelings were like water. They could bow and flex to their surroundings, but they could also be like a pressure washer, forcing themselves into your chest, flaking off all the loose bits in your heart and leaving only the steady stuff. It felt more like a pressure washer tonight.”
― Juliana Smith, For the Record