“He put my fingertips to his mouth and kissed them. Licked the trace of blood away. Made them clean. Then I knew the truth I had been denying. He made me clean. Dan made me clean and shining and bright. He made me beautiful, and I did not want to lose him.” WantMadeBeautifulLosesBloodMouthsShiningCleanFingertips Author:Megan Hart
“When everything changes we learn who we really are. What’s really important. What we want most. We discover the truth in moments of disarray.” WantImportantMomentsDisarray Author:Megan Hart
“Sometimes grief is a comfort we grant ourselves because it's less terrifying than trying for joy. Nobody wants to admit it. We'd all declare we want to be happy, if we could. So why, then, is pain the one thing we most often hold on to? Why are slights and griefs the memories on which we choose to dwell? Is it because joy doesn't last but grief does?” IfsWantTryingDoeSometimesPainLastsJoyMemoriesGriefOne ThingComfortGrantsWant To Be Happy Author:Megan Hart
“They’re like sharks. Circling. Cute, single guy, good job, nice car. It’s all they know about me.” His tone was light but his expression serious. Maybe that’s because it’s all you show them.” Maybe it’s all they want to see.” KnowsWantShowsLightJobsGuyNiceCarSeriousExpressionCuteToneGood JobSharksNice CarsSingle Guy Author:Megan Hart
“I have seen clouds part for the sun. I have seen rainbows. I have seen flowers in the morning, covered in dew, and I have seen sunsets so brilliant with fire they made me want to weep. And I have seen Dan smile at me, his lips still wet from my kiss, and if I had to choose which sight moved me the most I would say it was that one.” IfsWantMadeStillsMorningSunFireFlowerKissingSightMovedLipsCloudsBrilliantSunsetCoveredWetRainbowDew Author:Megan Hart
“Knowing what you need doesn't always mean you know how to get it, though. I'd spent a long time hiding in my cave. No matter how much I might want to come out into the light, I knew it would hurt my eyes. I was a fool. A fool, but nevertheless too smart not to know I was the architect of my own demise, that it was time to put my past behind me. It was time to stop allowing the white elephants to stand unspoken of in my living room.” KnowsWantNeedsMeanLongMatterLightMightEyePastHurtMy OwnWhiteRoomsBehindsKnow HowKnowingFoolLong TimeSmartAllowingHidingArchitectNeverthelessElephantsCavesLiving RoomMy PastUnspokenDemise Author:Megan Hart
“If you want to know how someone really feels, you almost never have to ask.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsAsksKnow How Author:Megan Hart
“You know what the best part of the stars is?" "What's that?" "They're the same no matter what sky you're standing under. I mean...yeah, they might move or look like they're in a different place, but they're the same stars." "Yeah? So?" "So even if you're apart from someone you want to be with, you can look up at the stars and know they're looking at the same ones.” IfsKnowsWantLooksMeanDifferentMatterMightMovingStarsSkyStandingNo Matter WhatYeahLook UpDifferent PlaceWant To Be With You Author:Megan Hart
