Southern Storms Quotes

“I love your broken pieces, because it shows that you’ve lived. It shows that you are brave enough to give yourself to the world, no matter how hard it can be at times.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“If you need to run away, run away to me. -Jax”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“When someone makes you feel weak, do something to make yourself feel strong.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Sometimes in life we need to be pushed to be reminded that we can still move.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Then I waited for the storm to pass, and thankfully, I knew that no matter how big the storm, they’d always pass no matter what. After every storm, the sun would shine again.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“When my own love story was broken, I turned to stories to heal the cracks of my broken heartbeats. When my world fell apart, the books still believed in happily-ever-afters. Those books saved me on the days I felt my soul falling victim to the hardest of storms.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Tell me your truths, and I’ll stay,” he swore. Whatever they are, Kennedy, I’m not afraid. I’m here.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“She held me tighter before softly speaking. “If you need to run away, run away to me.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“That was the thing about storms. When you were in the middle of them, they felt so powerful. They felt as if they were driving your life, and you were left with no control over the way the winds blew you. That was why it was so important to have a core group of love surrounding you at all times. When you faced the storms together, when you held the hands of the ones you loved, and stood steady, the storms had a harder time pushing you over. The storms didn’t blow you away because you were linked to the world with love, the most powerful weapon that could be used during the mightiest of storms. And when the storm passed? You were left standing with the ones you loved, staring out at the rainbows.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“There’s no timeline to healing. You walk at the pace that works for you, and I’ll carry you when your legs get tired. You don’t have to walk this path alone.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Be here now with life, because right now is all we have.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Mama and Daddy told me being weird was a good thing, though. If a person was weird, that meant they had flavor, and I didn’t want my life to be bland. I had so many big, colorful dreams and I didn’t ever want to lose my way on achieving them because I gave up my weirdness.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Even the sun gets covered by clouds some days. That doesn’t take away from the light it gives off.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“If I’d learned anything over the past few weeks, it was that talking about your loved ones kept them alive, and I needed that. I was certain Jax needed that, too.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“You can be afraid and brave all at the same time”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“I love your broken pieces, because it shows that you’ve lived. It shows that you are brave enough to give yourself to the world, no matter how hard it can be at times.” He looked into my eyes. “I love you, Kennedy. I love you in away that’s bigger than love I love your sunny days and your moon shadows, and I am going to keep loving you and your broken pieces until you feel my love so strongly you forget your heart has any damaged cracks. Then, I’m going to love you more.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Mama said the best people are the imperfect ones because the best adventures in life don’t come from perfect things.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“you deserve healing, and you should be allowed to talk about your daughter without being shamed. Know your worth. Then charge more.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Comment pouvais-je arranger les choses? Que faire pour qu’un homme, qui avait voué toute son existence à défendre les autres, accepte l’idée que lui même méritait qu’on se batte pour lui alors que tant de choses dans sa vie disaient le contraire? p406”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Ce n’est pas parce que les mots ne sont pas dits qu’ils ne sont pas ressentis.
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― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Whenever you see another child, maybe say the word ‘Daisy’ in your mind. Think of those as moments of your daughter sending you her love, instead of making it out to be a moment of loss. She can live in every single moment, and if you allow it, that can be a beautiful blessing.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Maybe it isn’t about getting to the sunlight, but being able to weather the storm with those you love most.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“You are allowed to go slow. There’s no timeline to healing. You walk at the pace that works for you, and I’ll carry you when your legs get tired. You don’t have to walk this path alone.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“Jax made love to me amidst thousands of novels, and I knew none of their stories were ever going to top the one we were creating within ourselves”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“He was the broken hero, the one who wasn’t meant to save me, but who was meant to save himself, and he was doing that. Day in and day out, he put in the work to better himself, which was so inspiring to me, and he made me want to do the same for myself. didn’t want Jax to fix me—that was my own job. That said, I did want to be inspired by his growth to see that I, too, could grow, could heal, could come out of my current situation and find happiness on the other side.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“You are the same gentle boy you were before. This town, these people don’t see it, though, because they are too stuck on their prejudices and judgmental ways based on a tragedy that happened years ago. What they don’t see is the kindness in your eyes,the way you help people when they aren’t looking, the way you give yourself to those who are in need, the way you care so quietly. You’re the same beautiful soul I loved all those years before, Jax...”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“My favorite thing about sitting beside Jax was that even when it was quiet, when the conversations faded and we were left with nothing but the silence, the stillness felt healing. Being quiet with him was one of my favorite things about the moments we shared that day.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“You’re starting over, and anyone who has the guts to start over is strong”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“I love your broken pieces, because it shows that you’ve lived. It shows that you are brave enough to give yourself to the world, no matter how hard it can be at times.” He looked into my eyes. “I love you, Kennedy. I love you in a way that’s bigger than love. I love your sun rays and your moon shadows, and I am going to keep loving you and your broken pieces until you feel my love so strongly you forget your heart has any damaged cracks. Then, I’m going to love you more.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms

“I go where the love is. This place is filled with my loved ones’ heartbeats. When love goes somewhere else, I’ll be sure to follow.”
― Brittainy C. Cherry, Southern Storms