The Resurrection of Wildflowers Quotes

“You think I’m yours, huh?” “Think? No, baby, I know. I knew then and I know now—you’re mine in the same way I’m yours. I don’t own you, but you’re my perfect fit—the puzzle piece I didn’t know I was missing.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“But maybe that’s the truth of adulthood no one wants to tell you—we’re all out here winging it.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“At the end of the day, we’re all human, and not a single one of us is better than another.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Death is just so fucking final and no matter how hard we try; we don’t really know what waits for us beyond.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“It took me a while to learn that sometimes no matter how much, or how hard you love someone, or something, you have to let them go. You can’t save a sinking ship.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Sometimes, when you’re in the midst of tragedy—of heartbreak—it can be impossible to see the other side. It’s like you’re drowning beneath the weight of your emotions, memories, your very thoughts, but if you just keep going, keep swimming, then eventually you make it to shore. You’re tired, but stronger, and look at yourself in a new light. I think it’s our tendency to doubt ourselves, to think we’re weaker than what we are, but there’s more in all of us than we realize.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Our loved ones never really leave us—not as long as we remember. Even when it hurts, even when the pain is unbearable, we have to remember.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“I fucking love these.” I blush at the compliment. He lays his hand over my stomach. “You grew our child in there. Your body loved her so much it always wanted to remember her.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“For anyone who has had to live through unimaginable pain and had to become stronger because of it.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Laith … you suck.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“has tested us in some of the cruelest ways, but we’re both still standing here. We’re smiling. We’re thriving. That’s the true test of a person—the beauty they’re able to find in the simple things. In the wildflowers that bloom and blossom freely. In the bees that pollinate our earth. In the sound of the wind rustling the leaves. Those are the things that matter. This. Us.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“when you’re in the midst of tragedy—of heartbreak—it can be impossible to see the other side. It’s like you’re drowning beneath the weight of your emotions, memories, your very thoughts, but if you just keep going, keep swimming, then eventually you make it to shore. You’re tired, but stronger, and look at yourself in a new light. I think it’s our tendency to doubt ourselves, to think we’re weaker than what we are, but there’s more in all of us than we realize.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Our mom suffered so much in her life, a life that was much too short, and all we can do is hope that there really is a better place out there, because if there’s anyone who deserves it, it’s her.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“I hope you’re not hurting anymore, Mom.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Trauma is deep-rooted and sometimes we don’t even realize how it’s influencing us.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“What am I going to do when I can’t pick up the phone and call her?”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“It’s been six years. I should be over him. Moved on. But I’m not sure you ever really move on from your one true love.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“things just happen. Life isn’t perfect. It’s not smooth sailing. There are good days and bad. Things happen that we don’t understand, and we just have to keep going.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“She doesn’t say anything. She doesn’t have to. Sometimes saying nothing is just as meaningful as saying everything.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“It’s the worst feeling mourning someone while they’re still alive.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“sometimes what you think is the end, is only the beginning.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“that’s the truth of adulthood no one wants to tell you—we’re all out here winging it.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“I fucking love these.” I blush at the compliment. He lays his hand over my stomach. “You grew our child in there. Your body loved her so much it always wanted to remember her.” He trails his finger over the line of one”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Life’s too short to constantly be stuck on the past or obsessing over what ifs.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“It means, I want to have more babies with you. I want to go on vacations with you. I want to cook meals in this kitchen and do stupid mundane shit like clean the fucking house together. I want your clothes with mine in the fucking laundry. I want to laugh and cry together. I want to hold you every night when you sleep. I want to kiss you goodnight and good morning. I want to make love to you slow and fuck you hard. I want to sit out on the front porch and rock on the swing. I want, not only to grow old with you, but to live life with you. I want it all.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“If there’s anything we all deserve in this world it’s to love and be loved.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Salem told me once, that she wanted to have the confidence of wildflowers. She wanted to grow and thrive no matter what life tossed her way. And she’s done just that.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“Life is beautiful.” I brush her hair back from her forehead. “It’s running through fields of flowers, catching butterflies in the summer and snowflakes on your tongue in the winter.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“I’m realizing there’s no good way to say this. No right words. Nothing to make it easier or better.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers

“I’m thankful for that bit of extra space between us. It allows me a second to breathe air that isn’t intoxicated with his presence.”
― Micalea Smeltzer, The Resurrection of Wildflowers