When I'm Gone Quotes

“Every step I’ve taken in life has led me to you,” she said in a whisper. “And because I’m here now, I don’t regret one thing. For every bad thing that happened, I’ve been rewarded something even more beautiful than all of the bad in return. You made it worth it. You’re my gift in life. I lived through the bad and survived. My reward was that God gave me you.”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone

“You are perfect. So perfect that you take my breathe away. I'm completely obsessed with you. You're all I see anymore, Reese. Nothing about you is broken.”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone

“I need her to come to me. If we have a chance at a future, I need her to come to me. I’ve always taken what I wanted and conquered my trials, but nothing and no one has ever meant what she does. I can’t conquer her, Momma. I love her. I never want to make her do anything. Even love me. She has to love me all on her own.”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone

“When you hurt, it rips me apart. When you're happy, I feel like I own the fucking world.”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone

“I had actually been pissed off at the mirror for hurting her. Who gets fucking mad at an object?”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone

“The need to protect her has grown into something fierce and possessive inside of me. I thought of her all the time, and all I could think was that I wanted her safe. I wanted her with me. I didn't want anyone else touching her or comforting her. Just me.”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone

“I'll be waiting. I'll wait forever if I have to.”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone

“did anything halfway. You didn’t take your first steps,”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone

“My girl should never have to thank anyone for wanting her. Somewhere in her mind, she thought she wasn’t worthy. That was what hurt the most.”
― Abbi Glines, When I'm Gone