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41 " The missing comes in waves, some more intense than others. I miss the toothpaste globs he left in the sink, how he’d watch the morning news while I ate breakfast. I miss crying on his shoulder, talking his ears off, being the first person to hear about his good days and the first to embrace him on his bad ones. I miss the small things more than the big things because the small things proved he was mine. "
― Caroline George , Dearest Josephine
42 " I don’t want you. I love you, and that love surpasses all want in such a way I could never have you and still feel at peace. I could throw rice at your wedding, hold your firstborn, watch you live without me . . . and I’d handle it all perfectly well because love—this tether binding me to you—would endure. "
43 " Perhaps we never stop loving someone. We just learn to move forward. To live without them because of them. Perhaps we let go to hold on. "
44 " I need a day with you, then another. I need an infinite amount of last days with you because none of them, no matter what we do, will be good enough to encapsulate how much I love you. "
45 " Dad used to say if you love someone, let them go. I don’t agree with him. If you really love someone, I think you have to take them back. "
46 " In the pursuit of perfection, I forgot I was already enough. "
― Caroline George , The Summer We Forgot
47 " Dad tells me there’s no such thing as easy, no foolproof way to get through life unscathed. Every decision brings challenges. So, we don’t get easy. We only choose our hard. And if us is even on the table, believe me when I say you’re the easiest hard choice I’ll ever make. "
48 " You could spend your whole life searching for love with your eyes closed. "
49 " One’s belief cannot be allowed to suffocate under the tyranny of small minds, for hope itself does not hinge on the faith of the masses, rather the singular soul. And I hope most ardently. "
50 " After everything we have endured, I must cling to the belief that our stories will collide in the end. I need hope. And if I cannot hope in us, I shall lose hope in everything else. "
51 " I shall not lose hope that we will meet again. Even the astronomers believe those destined to collide, whether they be stars or people, might cross paths and go their separate ways but eventually doth find themselves brought together once more. And so, I hope. "
52 " Funny how perfection can mean a million things. Tonight, it’s a boy and supermarket salads, the air tasting of salt and second chances, and a butterfly feeling in my chest. "
53 " All he could do was provide what she asked for—a friendship, a book, some afternoons of laughter before adulthood caught up with them. He wanted the whole story, but he’d settle for a chapter. A little of her was worth the pain of losing her. "
54 " I’ll cling to the hope that one day, after such a strenuous wait, I shall hold you in my arms and whisper against your lips, “My dearest, you were worth every second. "
55 " I promise my arms will always welcome you. My soul will never grow cold toward you. My safe place—my home—is yours also, and regardless of where you go, who you love, I will adore you, endlessly. "
56 " Attraction, in my experience, isn’t based on whether someone is the sexiest or most intriguing. Attraction is looking at a girl—that girl—and knowing without a doubt she’s the home I’ve always wanted. Knowing I could spend every day looking at her and still believe she’s the loveliest, kindest, most wonderful person who ever breathed. "
57 " Live always with the wind against your cheeks and buds of gorse tucked into your hair. Live always, and never forget where you belong. "
58 " Loving him was honest, sky blushed pink, hair stiff with salt as we raced down the beach. At fourteen, he said, “Hurting you won’t ever be my way of fixing me.” He meant it. "
59 " GOOD shouldn’t be used to describe a girl in any way. There are good books, good food, but not good girls. "
60 " A woman of little propriety may not receive the public’s respect, but she will gain their attendance. "