Bloom Quotes

“Do you know what’s beautiful about being human? Being able to see other people that are hurting and getting to share their hurt.”
― Hank Garner, Bloom

“It’s good that life is different now.  But it’s also good to look back and remember.  We are who we are because of the things that we go through, but never forget that who we are is so much bigger than just the sum of our experiences.  There are so many things that shape us into whom we become, and we rarely become who we are meant to be all alone.  Life doesn’t happen in a vacuum.”
― Hank Garner, Bloom

“I went to him and asked him if he knew how much he had hurt me. He laughed and said he didn’t know what I was talking about, so I started going down a list of reasons that I was angry with him. He just looked at me with smugness and told me that it was the hand I was dealt, if I didn’t like it; I would just have to get over it. I told him that I was trying to get some things settled in me and that I needed him to see what the problem was. He said that he didn’t feel like he had done any wrong. I felt angry. I felt sad. But I also felt courage. I felt courage because I realized at that moment that no matter what had happened in the past, it did not have to control my future. I told him I was sorry to hear that he felt that way, and I told him goodbye. I did not grant him forgiveness, because he didn’t ask for it. But I did release him from controlling my thoughts. I released him from holding power over me. I let him go in my heart and mind that day. I would not forget the pain of the past, but I would not take it into the future anymore.”
― Hank Garner, Bloom

“I don't think I would know love if it hit me between the eyes.  I'm not even sure I believe in love.  The only thing I have ever seen is people using one another to get what they want out of the other person." "That would be lust, not love." Pops replies. "What's the difference?" I say indifferently. "There's a big difference.  When you love someone, you would lay down your life for them.  When you have lust, you just want to get whatever you can from the other person.  You would do anything to get what they have.  See the difference?  Love puts the other person first.  Love is what makes you want to live FOR somebody.”
― Hank Garner, Bloom

“Life tends to be that way, you know, things tend to come in seasons.  I mean life brings us stormy weather sometimes, and it seems like it will never end.  Then when you least expect it, the sun shines through." "And sometimes all you get is rain" I comment under my breath.   "It might seem that way, Huck, but things get better," Pops says matter of factly.”
― Hank Garner, Bloom

“Dahlias are hard to find, which is like a good woman, hard to find, but a treasure when you do.”
― Hank Garner, Bloom

“I am hoping to head out as soon as the flights are not grounded anymore. I have missed her terribly this past week.  Do you have a wife or a girlfriend?" "No, sir, I don't.  Honestly I don't know that I would be any good for anyone else at this point." "Well let me tell you, when you find her, your life will never be the same.  That I can promise you." ”
― Hank Garner, Bloom