Fading Quotes

“I will never stop loving you,” he said. “Not even in death.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“The only thing that matters is what I know for sure. We belong together.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“I loved James from the greatest depths of the ocean to the infinite measure of space. Because I loved him so intensely, he had the absolute power to anger me to almost the same degree.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“At his touch, her color paled. She quickly withdrew her hand from his grasp. I’d only seen Marisol react that way one time before. A long-ago trip to the library in Asheville when a politician shook Marisol’s hand after his speech on education reform. When I’d asked about her reaction to the man, she’d said, “Shaking hands with him was like shaking hands with a snake.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“Marisol Kavanagh was a petite powerhouse of a woman. She barged through the crowd. Taking my hands, she pulled me into her arms.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“My dad used to say it was okay to be ignorant. Ignorance, he had said, was temporary. Now stupid, well, stupid was just plain permanent.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“At his touch, a butterfly ballet began in my stomach.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“put my key in an alabaster bowl on top of the antique chest Mom had inherited. Most of our furniture shared those two qualities. Antique and inherited. Not one matching piece in the entire house. Somehow, Mom made it work. Right down to the mismatched dining room chairs surrounding the oak table that”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“life was made of events. The time we stayed in one event was up to us, but we had to go through all of them to end up where we were meant to be.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“Little lies,” she’d said, “are kindling to a great big pants fire.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“He’s trying to keep it inside, keep it hidden. But secrets do not stay quiet. His secret will tell on him. When it does, you do not want to be around to hear it.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“it was okay to be ignorant. Ignorance, he had said, was temporary. Now stupid, well, stupid was just plain permanent.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“In time, you’ll wake up one day to find it hurts a little less than it did the day before. And after more time passes, it won’t hurt as much.” Victor lifted my face to look at him. “I think there will always be a hole in your heart, but I promise I’ll be right here. I’ll help you learn how to live around that hole.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“and put one toe inside Judaculla.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“The boy of my dreams.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“didn’t burn the house down when you melted all that plastic to make it.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading

“I’ll never forget your face, your smile, or your laugh. Take care of my heart while I’m away.”
― Cindy Cipriano, Fading