Scarlet Stone Quotes

“Life is too short to hold in a single tear, a single laugh, a single breath. Biology is how we exist. Emotions are how we live.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“The only thing worse than living with regret, is dying with regret.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Not every day is a parade with fireworks, but every breath counts. Life is incredibly fucking hard, rarely fair, and always unpredictable. Most days, surviving is as good as it gets.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“There are no words for what I've done to us - to you. You will be my greatest masterpiece. I will build you with the strongest materials. Nothing will be rushed. Even if it takes a lifetime ... every little detail will be perfect.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Truth: You are my greatest song.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“A lot of highly-educated people have been told what to think, therefore, they think they know it all. The other segment of the population has to figure out how to think, therefore they question everything.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Nothing lasts forever. That is the only truth we are guaranteed in life. When someone says they will love you forever, what does that really mean? Then again, what really is love? I think that’s why we’re here. For each of us to discover what love means to us.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Food. Small talk. Maybe I say something that makes you grin. Maybe you say something that makes me giggle. Maybe the food is crap so we drink too much wine. Maybe the full moon beckons us to the beach where we walk in the shadows of the night. Maybe you tell me something about yourself. But maybe … just maybe it’s something so honest I can’t help but fall in love with you.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Karma is my religion.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Please let there be another life. I need a real taste of forever with you. This ... this isn't long enough.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“I would never tell you what to believe, Daniel, so please don't tell me that my opinion is wrong. We should be allowed a few basic human rights in life: the right to decide what goes into our bodies and the right to have an opinion without feeling shamed for it.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“What do you do?" I ask.

"I live."

"I live" is not an answer, until I think about it. Maybe it's the perfect answer.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“I don't have kids or even that many friends, but if I did, I'd want my lasting impression on them to be this: Every life matters, but never one more than another. Sometimes silence holds more meaning than words. And love ... it's infinitely impossible to define, but unequivocally, without any doubt, the reason we are here.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“My life is nothing more than bad timing separated by unimaginable moments of tragedy. I'd reconciled my pain with the promise of revenge ... until her.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Cash. Pay cash, Theodore. It's safest, unless you keep your wallet where someone can pick your pocket."

"I'm going to feel someone sticking their fucking hand in my pocket." He gets in the truck.

I open my door and throw him his wallet as I get inside. "I'm not so sure you would.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“It’s mad love. The kind that makes no sense. The kind that is bigger than anything I’ve ever experienced. The kind that ensnares your soul and never lets go.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Love is the heartbeat of our existence – the essence of humanity. In every life we try to do it better.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Every life matters, but never one more than another. Sometimes silence holds more meaning than words. And love … it’s infinitely impossible to define, but unequivocally, without any doubt, the reason we are here. “I’ll”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“I came to Savannah to see where it all began ... where I began. But right now, I swear to God I flew to the other side of the pond just to see Theo in a dirty white T-shirt and faded blue jeans with holes in the knees, a red bandana wrapped around his head, and the most vulnerable look in his blue eyes.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“My name is Scarlet Stone. I was offered useful traits the day I entered this world. I passed on common sense, opting for the-edge-of-a-knife journey. When I die, I want my gravestone to have the word 'epic' on it somewhere.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“What if we started counting time in breaths instead of seconds? What if I could hold my breath and stop time? I smile. That’s my ah-ha moment. When we stop breathing … time does stop. That’s when we know our time is up. I think I’ll keep counting breaths.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“My mum died. Your dad died. Sylvie died! Everyone is searching for the goddamn cure, but no one is searching for the cause. There is no money to be made in eliminating the cause of cancer.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“The assumption that a good education equates to intelligence is not necessarily true. A lot of highly-educated people have been told what to think, therefore, they think they know it all. The other segment of the population has to figure out how to think, therefore they question everything.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“My dad never inked himself, but he used to say that people tattooed their skin so the rest of the world could see their hopes and dreams, their fears, their past, their grief.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“My name is Scarlet Stone and the reasoning behind most everything I do is - because I can.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Some things—certain emotions—cut so deep they become physical wounds to the soul. They bleed into the next life. Words can’t heal. Time can’t erase. At best, love can make them bearable.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Love is indiscriminate in its path—healing some people while destroying others.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“Human touch—oxygen to the soul.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone

“But more than anything … I miss the touch of love: a gentle hand wrapped around mine, an embrace to hold me together on the days I feel like I’m falling apart, lips ghosting along my skin, a whisper of forever, a smile signifying my presence makes another human feel happy. Human.”
― Jewel E. Ann, Scarlet Stone