“With a heavy heart, I turned and walked away. I knew that as long as I lived I'd never forget...”— Wilson Rawls, amazon.com
“You know how some people, when they're together, they somehow make you feel more hopeful? Make you feel like the world is not the insane place it really is?”— Rebecca Wells, amazon.com
“The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.”— Ritu Ghatourey, goodreads.com
“There is a string that connects us that is not visible to the eye. Maybe every person has more than one soul they are connected to, and all over the world there are those invisible strings… Maybe the chances that you’ll find each and every one of your soul mates is slim. But sometimes you’re lucky e…”— Tarryn Fisher, amazon.com
“I realized that I was holding on to something that didn't exist anymore. That the person I missed didn't exist anymore. People change.”— Sarah Ockler, amazon.com
“Being loved is not the same thing as loving. When you fall in love, it is discovering the ocean after years of puddle jumping. It is realizing you have hands. It is reaching for the tightrope when the crowds have all gone home. Do not spend time wondering if you are the type of woman men will hurt.…”— Sarah Kay, huffingtonpost.com
“There are a few great souls in my life. They are not many. They are few. You are one.”— Anne Sexton, amazon.com
“Anytime you’re gonna grow, you’re gonna lose something. You’re losing what you’re hanging on to to keep safe. You’re losing habits that you’re comfortable with; you’re losing familiarity.”— James Hillman, thesunmagazine.org
“Someone has to leave first. This is a very old story. There is no other version of this story.”— Richard Siken, amazon.com
“It was strange, really. A couple months ago, I had thought I couldn't live without him. Apparently I could.”— Gabrielle Zevin, amazon.com
“Please know that there are much better things in life than being lonely or liked or bitter or mean or self conscious. We are all full of shit. Go love someone just because, I know your heart may be badly bruised, or even the victim of numerous knifings but it will always heal even if you don’t want…”— Chuck Palahniuk, goodreads.com
“it's nice to look up sometimes, it's nice to have heroes, it's nice to have somebody else carrying some of the load.”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com
“It's sad isn't it? I once thought worlds of you and now you're just another lesson.”— Beau Taplin, afadthatlastsforever.tumblr.com
“Sometimes we just have to cut off the dead branches in our life. Sometimes that's the only way we can keep the tree alive. It's hard and it hurts, but it's what's best.”— Nicole Williams, amazon.com
“You can decorate absence however you want — but you're still going to feel what's missing.”— Siobhan Vivian, amazon.com
“Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away.”— Sarah Kay, ted.com
“Loving someone means taking the risk that they might f*ck up your nicely ordered little life.”— Mark Haddon, amazon.com