The Loose Ends List Quotes

“The pain of losing doesn't get less with each person I lose. But I have the wisdom of knowing the pain isn't forever. That fades. The memories stay. And the love isn't going anywhere.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“People tried to force me to feel better. But the only things that worked were time and distraction. Distract yourself. Stay busy. Count marshmallows, study frogs, whatever it takes. Time heals all wounds. It just does.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“That’s my point. If you view the world as gross, you’ll never be able to enjoy it.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“Maybe heaven is another dimension, and our dreams are a portal.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“Be patient, kiddo. It’ll come.” He turns and faces me. “You know when you fall and get a big old bruise on your leg? That bruise isn’t going anywhere for a while. But it takes longer to heal if you’re pressing on it all the time.” I motion for him to wait while I grab napkins from the bar and blow my nose. “Be gentle with yourself. Listen to good music. Eat good food. Nourish your body and your spirit, and you’ll be all right.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“Take the pain and grow beauty...You know I've always loved volcanoes. I love how they spew searing, deadly lava that goes on to nurture the most beautiful landscapes on earth. It's from searing pain that the deepest beauty can sprout”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“That's what you should always do, Mads. Take the pain and grow beauty.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“My life has been fabulous because I never listened to my parents.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“I am awestruck that life can give us such breathtaking beauty.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“For the unlikely revolutionaries, The ones who were, The ones who changed the world.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“I’ve been thinking about Skinny Dave. I wonder if he’s in heaven, up past the glittery constellations, in some paradise-shaped other dimension. I want him to be there, far away from the demons that betrayed him.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“Mom always says to leave him alone, that he’s an introvert and he needs to get his energy from a quiet place inside himself and that she can relate. I think he gets his energy from paint fumes and really good wee.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“You don’t need some vintage thing with another woman’s secrets stuck to the seams.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“Cheers to all the fun we've had. There are no words for the joy you have brought me. I love you, honey.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“The pain of losing doesn't get less with each person I lose. But I have the wisdom of knowing the pain isn't forever. That fades. The memories stay.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“I should say something to ruin him, but I don't like him or hate him enough.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List

“Next time we're on the couch, zoning out in front of the tube, we'll be wondering why we're wasting precious time when we could be making extraordinary moments.”
― Carrie Firestone, The Loose Ends List