“This was the beginning of something big, that much I knew. It used to be hard for me to cherish new beginnings because I found myself anxious to learn what would come next. I always got too far ahead of myself....Desire hung heavy in the air, a third part to our every action. But the present was perfect too. Sweet and full of hope.” DatingPresent MomentNew BeginningsNew Relationships Author:Bridget Morrissey
“Ethan sat besides me, watching as he always did. An observer of life not unlike my sister. A lot of the time, I'd felt it was up to me to be the one who shimmered enough for the both of us. And I didn't want that anymore. I wanted a teammate.” LoveRelationshipsDating Book:That Summer Feeling Source: That Summer Feeling
“That's who I was to my core---a person who believed in magic. Who found secrets tucked into the fabric of the universe. Who wished on shooting stars and took leaps of faith based on nothing but feelings.” FaithSpiritualityUniverseMagic Book:That Summer Feeling Source: That Summer Feeling
“A promise is a promise. Five words. After ten years. There’s so much more that needs to be said beyond those seven syllables. But I took one look at her face, and the rest seemed unimportant.” Second Chance At LoveRoadtrip Book:A Thousand Miles Source: A Thousand Miles
“I'd always known to my parents, love meant suffering. It meant enduring everything, no matter how bad. Only something publicly shameful was worth splitting up over. Even then, a case could be made for 'forgiveness.” LoveRelationshipsMarriageShame Book:That Summer Feeling Source: That Summer Feeling