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1 " Beloved mother and wife. Without you, all the light is gone. "
― Ali Standish , The Ethan I Was Before
2 " We never know where life is going to lead, Ethan. What so many small decisions are going to add up to. "
― Ali Standish
3 " Sometimes we hold on to guilt or grief because it’s the last thing we have that ties us to the person we miss. We don’t want to let them go, because it feels like we’ll have nothing left. But it’s dangerous Ethan, the never letting go because until you let go, you can’t begin to remember. And if you don’t cherish your memories of Kacey, than she really will be gone. "
4 " Trying to destroy hope is like trying to clean sand out of your beach bag," she said. "There's always going to be a grain or two left. "
5 " Sometimes a story is all you have,” she [Coralee] says. “Sometimes that can be enough. "
6 " That’s the thing about transformations. You think you’re looking at one thing, but it’s already on its way to being another. Just because you can’t see it changing right in front of you doesn’t mean it’s not. And there’s usually nothing you can do to stop it. "
― Ali Standish , How to Disappear Completely
7 " Imagination is one of the greatest gifts we have. If we build it up strong enough, it can be anything we need it to be. A home. A friend. A whole entire world. "
8 " I thought I at least understood what that story meant-that life was fragile and short, but maybe knowing this helped us appreciate it more. "
― Ali Standish , August Isle
9 " Thoughts are valuable things, you know. They shouldn't be ignored. Especially the ones that trouble you. "
10 " But I don't think the merit of a family is in how large or small their problems are. It's in how they face those problems. To me, the most beautiful families are the ones who have the toughest trials and still find a way to help each other through. "
11 " I’m remembering what school was like before. When I had Kacey. I didn’t mind talking in class back in Boston. If I said something stupid, she would just make a joke about it afterward, and we would both laugh. If my voice cracked, she would do an impression of me, and I would shove her and she would shove me back. Everything was funny all the time. "
