The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1) QUOTES

2 " There will come a time in your life when you lose something that matters to you. You'll fight for it and you won't win. But what really matters isn't the war you're waging, it's that you don't lose the person you are in the midst of the battle. "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

4 " Have you ever noticed how pretty and beautiful words can be? How easy it is to say the things you think someone wants to hear. How you can affect a person’s entire day with just a few measly sentences? "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

6 " But when you don't follow them up with any action, they're completely pointless. They're just sounds and syllables. But they mean absolutely nothing. "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

8 " You're both so screwed up alone that together you're like the perfect mess. "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

10 " Being on that pitcher’s mound, it’s the one thing I’m really good at. The one thing I haven’t fucked up. And when I’m on the field, everything else fades away. You know?” He turned to look at me, his eyes craving understanding.
I smiled and he continued. “It’s like my mind is clear when I’m out there. It’s not about my mom or my dad or the stupid shit I’ve done. It’s about me, the ball, and the batter. It’s the one place in the world where I feel like I’m in control. Like I have a say in what happens around me.”

I stopped my head from nodding in agreement once I realized that I was doing it. “I feel that way when I’m taking pictures. Anything that I’m not seeing through my lens fades away in the background. And I get to frame my picture any way I choose. I get to dictate how it looks. What’s in it. What isn’t. Behind that lens I have complete control in how things are seen.”

He smiled, his dimples indenting his cheeks. “You get it. "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

12 " Our scars don't point us in the direction were headed, Cass, they simply remind us of where we've been "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

14 " Letting go of someone who owns your heart is hard. Sometimes holding on to that person is even harder. I know I'm not the easiest person to love, but you are. "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

16 " Prove it. "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

18 " Kitten,

Letting go of someone who owns your heart is hard.
Sometimes holding on to that person is even harder. I
know I'm not the easiest person to love, but you are.

I'ts not that I can't live without you; it's that I don't want to. There's a difference. We all make choices in life and I choose you.

My heart belongs to you. And I'm not asking for it back, even if you don't want it anymore. I'm just asking for the chance to have yours again. I promise I'll be more careful with it this time.

Love Always,
Jack "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)

20 " No relationship can survive without trust, honesty, and communication, no matter how close you are. "

― J. Sterling , The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, #1)