Card of Truth Quotes

“Within the chaos, we were in our own little world. Like a secret.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“I know she feels it too. Same place. Same time. Different us.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“They aren’t paying attention to us. They aren’t paying attention to her. Right now, only I am. They’d die with envy if they knew what I was looking at. The bright hues shine on her face, the fireworks visible in her eyes, as if her pupils were the ones creating the sparks.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Looking at her is one thing, but I wonder what it would feel like to touch her. To hold her. To grip my hands around her waist and pull her close. To tell her over and over again just how beautiful she turned out.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Sometimes it’s difficult to talk about things that hurt you. Sometimes talking doesn’t make you feel better, it just makes it feel more real.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“A few days ago, it hurt just to look at her. And now, it hurts when I don’t.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“I love art, but I’ve yet to fall in love with it.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Angels have to part too. Don’t they?”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“But I guess it isn’t about how long you’ve known someone, but about the connection you build.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Is this that rare feeling people talk about? Letting yourself be vulnerable despite the fear?”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Sometimes the fear of disappointing others is greater than the fear of disappointing ourselves.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Don’t you just hate when your mind does that? When it chooses to focus on what comes after, that you can’t even enjoy the moment right here.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“It’s okay to share the hurt you feel with the people you care about. You don’t need to shoulder everything alone.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“I always wanted to see what she’d look like if she smiled from the bottom of her heart.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Just give me a second. I can’t look at you without wanting to burst into tears. I need a second. I take a deep breath and force myself to look at him, because I know that if I don’t, I’ll regret it later. And I’m tired of all my regrets, so I’ll stare into those eyes, even if it kills me inside.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“I’ve never felt like this before. If this isn’t friendship, what is it?”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Our canvas had faded, and slowly, we’ve started to repaint it together. Taking the washed out colours and bringing them back to life.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“But I still want to give him a memory from the past. I want to show him just how much I cherish all those moments we spent together.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“I’ve grieved his loss for so long that just thinking about us almost brings me to tears, because it makes me think of what could have been.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Whether it was butterflies, or paper planes, or kites. She was always chasing after something. And I was always chasing after her.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Now all I feel is pity. I feel sorry for the rest of them. Because they didn’t get to experience it the way I did. They didn’t get to see what I saw when I was with her. God, she looked so beautiful.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“You just fell in love with me. Didn’t you?”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Life is a canvas to her, and she’s painting it every day.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Every time I messed up, I was tempted to start over. But starting over wouldn’t have erased the mistakes I made. So I decided to paint over them instead.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“If you mess up, all you have to do is paint over it.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Surrounded in a place of familiarity brought on a different side to her that made me want to watch for just a little longer.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“In the simplest terms, I’m a writer. I hate when a story moves too slowly. And if I don’t like the way it’s being written, I change the narrative.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“Sometimes life throws us into situations that make it difficult for us to move, let alone fight. But that doesn’t make us weak, it makes us human. So don’t blame yourself.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“The bright moon shines down to highlight her angel wings and halo that are still intact. It’s as if she’s actually descended from above. The kind of sight that makes you want to believe in something greater than yourself.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth

“She stands in the centre, hands resting at her side. The light that shines from behind illuminates her figure and the wings that protrude from her back. She looks like an actual angel in the midst of chaos.”
― Shireen Ayache, Card of Truth