The Ethan I Was Before Quotes

“Sometimes we hold on to guilt or grief because it’s the last thing we have that ties us to the person we miss. We don’t want to let them go, because it feels like we’ll have nothing left. But it’s dangerous Ethan, the never letting go because until you let go, you can’t begin to remember. And if you don’t cherish your memories of Kacey, than she really will be gone.”
― Ali Standish, The Ethan I Was Before

“Trying to destroy hope is like trying to clean sand out of your beach bag," she said. "There's always going to be a grain or two left.”
― Ali Standish, The Ethan I Was Before

“Sometimes a story is all you have,” she [Coralee] says. “Sometimes that can be enough.”
― Ali Standish, The Ethan I Was Before

“Beloved mother and wife. Without you, all the light is gone.”
― Ali Standish, The Ethan I Was Before

“I’m remembering what school was like before. When I had Kacey. I didn’t mind talking in class back in Boston. If I said something stupid, she would just make a joke about it afterward, and we would both laugh. If my voice cracked, she would do an impression of me, and I would shove her and she would shove me back. Everything was funny all the time.”
― Ali Standish, The Ethan I Was Before