Written with Regret Quotes

“Because life isn’t lived as a whole. You aren’t given a hundred years all at once. Time is doled out one very manageable second at a time. Stop looking at the big picture and find happiness in the seconds.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“Not everything was black and white. It was often in the gray areas where the hardest decisions are made.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“There’s a reason time only marches in one direction. You can choose any second to start over again.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“If you objectively look at life as a whole, it’s a daunting and impossible process. There are just far too many obstacles for one person alone to conquer. The world sucks. People are judged rather than accepted. Hate spreads far more easily than love. Power and money are valued more than morality. Insecurities are preyed upon rather than quelled.” His intense gaze never left mine when he asked, “Why would any of us want to live like that?”
I didn’t have an answer for him because I sure as hell didn’t.
And then he set his folder aside, leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and saved my life. “Because life isn’t lived as a whole. You aren’t given a hundred years all at once. Time is doled out one very manageable second at a time. Stop looking at the big picture and find happiness in the seconds.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“If you break her heart, I will ruin you.”
…
“We were both ruined a long time ago, Caven. Maybe it’s time for us to clear the wreckage and rebuild. Starting with her.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“We aren’t given a hundred years all at once. Time is doled out one very manageable second at a time. If all you focus on is the big picture and worry about tomorrow, you lose the happiness that can be found in the seconds.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“Life isn’t lived as a whole. You aren’t given a hundred years all at once. Time is doled out one very manageable second at a time. Stop looking at the big picture and find happiness in the seconds.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“aren’t given a hundred years all at once. Time is doled out one very manageable second at a time. If all you focus on is the big picture and worry about tomorrow, you lose the happiness that can be found in the seconds.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“Not everything was black and white. It was often in the gray areas where the hardest decisions were made.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“I could only imagine how red my face was because it felt like my cheeks had caught fire. “Oh my God. I’m so sorry. I’ll buy you a new shirt. I swear. Just tell me how much it cost and I’ll cut you a check.” I paused my hysteria long enough to realize that no one had checks anymore, much less ones they “cut” like an old-school bookie. “That was a lie. I don’t have a check. Do you by chance have Paypal?”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“If you objectively look at life as a whole, it’s a daunting and impossible process. There are just far too many obstacles for one person alone to conquer. The world sucks. People are judged rather than accepted. Hate spreads far more easily than love. Power and money are valued more than morality. Insecurities are preyed upon rather than quelled.” His intense gaze never left mine when he asked, “Why would any of us want to live like that?”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“I didn’t know what it was about this woman, but in the span of one conversation, I’d gone from wanting to have her thrown under the jail to having the most ridiculous desire to promise her that it was going to be okay. But it wasn’t okay.
It would probably never be okay. For either of us.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“Guilt slashed through me as I imagined her growing up without a mother. Regardless of how deeply it gutted me, I knew with my whole heart that it was the best thing that had ever happened to her.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret

“The first time she’d babbled dada, I’d known I was in trouble.
The first time she’d called me daddy, I’d nearly hit my knees.
And the first time she’d said “I love you, Daddy,” I’d frozen, my chest so tight that I thought there was a solid chance I was having a heart attack. Once I’d felt comfortable that I didn’t need to call an ambulance, I’d immediately gone to the bathroom, gotten in the shower, and fought back manly fucking tears in private.
Well, until she had come looking for me, thrown the shower curtain back, and asked why she didn’t have a penis.”
― Aly Martinez, Written with Regret