Within These Walls Quotes

“Two broken hearts—we would destroy each other before we even had a chance to begin.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Life—it really did go on, even after insurmountable grief, debilitating sorrow and a life waiting to begin. As long as we were able to love and be loved in this world, no heart would ever be beyond repair.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“WITHIN THESE WALLS, he became my solace, my sanctuary, and my strength. Like a white knight, he saved me from a life of gray and showed me a world full of color.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Hope was an emotion that could give the smallest man the strength to move mountains. But if a man was given too much hope in a dire situation, that four letter word would suddenly crush him, weighing him down by the impossible belief that things would somehow get better when there was no chance in hell they ever possibly could.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“The world was at her feet, and she didn’t even know it. None of them did—the normal ones; the ones who didn’t have to worry about the day to day, hour to hour, and minute to minute; the masses of people who woke up each and every day not fearing the hours ahead and the day that would follow; or those who didn’t have to wonder if they’d be around to celebrate the next holiday.
How easily people took life for granted when it had so easily been given.
How I wished for such simplicity.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Asking someone to step into my world would be like asking him to sign away his own life to take care of mine. I could never do that. Love wasn't an option for me.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“I will treat you differently, not because of your heart problem or the fact that you think you’re physically fragile or weak. I’ll treat you differently because you’re different to me. You matter to me.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“When you were living your life on borrowed time, every second you had to spend watching the days pass by through a hospital room window was one moment less you had to be doing something meaningful.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Within these walls, I gave my less than perfect heart to the man I loved. And then…he walked away.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Ink and a different hairstyle doesn’t change who you are. Life does.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“I'm not trying to start a fight. I just want to offer a bit of parting wisdom, little brother. If she was the one, why are you alone at twenty-two? Surely, life wouldn't be so cruel."

I squeezed my eyes shut, holding back the wave of emotions threatening to take over. Keeping my voice even and my anger checked, I replied, "When you've lose the one person who makes life worth living, give me a call and let me know what you think about the cruelty of it all.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Life was no longer about hiding in the shadows. If I wanted to experience all the normalcies of it, I had to embrace the darker sides as well, and that started with a few stares and whispers.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Jude's sheets never smelled like anything but Jude, and they were anything but soft. Scratchy and cheap, the blue fabric had several holes from years of use. But none of that had ever bothered me because I was in his arms, safe and warm in his arms.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“I'm not trying to cause another fight. I just want to offer a bit of parting wisdom, little brother. If she was the one, why are you alone at twenty-two? Surely, life wouldn't be so cruel' I squeezed my eyes shut, holding back the wave of emotions threatening to take over. Keeping my voice even and my anger checked, I replied, ' When you've lost the one person who makes life worth living, give me a call and let me know what you think about the cruelty of it all.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“«Sei molto impaziente.»
«Lo saresti anche tu se avessi passato tutta la vita ad aspettare, relegato in un letto d’ospedale.»
«Abbiamo tutti le nostre prigioni e le nostre catene che ci impediscono di raggiungere ciò che più
vorremmo. Le tue sono state più limitanti che per altri.»
«E quale sarebbe la cosa che vorresti ottenere tu nella vita?» lo sfidai, inarcando il sopracciglio,
e presi un sorso di caffellatte.
«La libertà. Proprio come te.»”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“La mamma aveva scelto il nome Lailah perché in ebraico era quello dell'angelo del concepimento. Quando, durante un'ecografia di routine, avevano scoperto la mia malformazione cardiaca, lei aveva voluto darmi un nome che ispirasse forza e speranza. Mia madre non era religiosa, ma in quel modo, forse, aveva voluto chiedere aiuto e affidarsi a chiunque la stesse ascoltando.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“La mia vita non era un'avventura. Era un vicolo cieco.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Perché io vivessi, doveva morire qualcun altro.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“È proprio vero: la vita continua, anche dopo dolori immensi e sofferenze indicibili. Fin quando abbiamo la possibilità di amare ed essere amati, non c'è cuore spezzato che non possa tornare a battere.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Gli angeli non scendono dal paradiso per essere trattati come tutti gli altri.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“Voglio che tu faccia ciascuna di quelle cose, Lailah. Voglio vederti depennare quelle voci una per una, se così ti sentirai viva o semplicemente normale. Ma la verità è che sei tutt'altro che normale. Sei anni luce da tutti gli altri. Tu sei speciale, Definirti normale sarebbe un insulto.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls

“La gente dava la vita per scontata, quand'era scontato che fossero vivi.”
― J.L. Berg, Within These Walls