I Do, or Dye Trying Quotes

“The key to happiness wasn’t to pretend bruised souls and broken hearts didn’t exist because you couldn’t build something solid on a foundation made of pretense, no matter how well-intended. Instead, own it, embrace it, and grow past it. Build that life brick by brick with mortar made of sweat and tears of both joy and sorrow to act as the glue that holds it all together.”
― Aimee Nicole Walker, I Do, or Dye Trying

“Homes were more than just shelter; they were the walls that housed your dreams, kept you safe, and the place you slept beside the person you loved. It was a word that encompassed so many things.”
― Aimee Nicole Walker, I Do, or Dye Trying

“I loved the difference in our height, build, and coloring. He was dark where I was light, the yin to my yang, the night to my day, and the sky to my sun---opposites, but equal and you couldn't have one without the other. He was mine, I was his, and we were us.”
― Aimee Nicole Walker, I Do, or Dye Trying