These Still Black Waters Quotes

“But one thing I’ve learned is if you’re always looking outside yourself to be rescued, you’re going to be waiting an awfully long time. No one can rescue you except you.”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters

“Losing someone you love is like having your heart ripped out.”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters

“Bereavement causes a sudden hole in one’s life,”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters

“You are more than the worst thing you’ve done,”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters

“It’s easier to keep things as they were, letting my memories stay mired in the past.”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters

“our devotion to those we love can wind around us like a vine, twisting us into knots, keeping us in relationships that are no good for us.”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters

“It’s funny how when you’re a kid, you see only your parents’ strengths, but when you’re an adult, you see only their weaknesses”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters

“Maybe that’s all parenting is, a succession of moments where we let go and then let go again and again.”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters

“And I realize then that maybe life isn’t defined by the moment you die but by all the moments you spent living. By the people and the memories and the good deeds you fill it with. I am more than just my greatest mistake. Everyone has darkness in their life, but that doesn’t mean we can’t move into the light.”
― Christina McDonald, These Still Black Waters