18 Quotes by Colleen Oakley

So I can’t explain why, for the next twenty minutes, I stand at the window quietly willing him with my mind to come inside and erase the distance between us.

Science can’t explain why two specific people are magnetically drawn to each other instead of repelled. Only love can.

Relationships don't dissolve over one event, one fight, it's a thousand blows, delivered over time, uppercuts, jabs, crosses, some you barely even feel, and then before you know it, you're on the ground seeing stars and wondering what the hell happened!

(That sucks.) And I sadly laugh at how succinctly that sums it up.

I want my husband to not be possibly falling in love with another woman.

I know. But honestly? Sometimes it's the only word that works.

Meh. She’s not overly unattractive, but I don’t trust cat people. Maybe it’s the inside knowledge of growing up with one, but I think they’re often like the animals they love – unpredictable and emotionally unstable. You never know when they’ll be aloof and distant or senselessly desperate for your affection.

What is it about darkness that compels one to reveal so much?

As a twenty-one-year-old college student, Daisy Richmond’s answer to the question “If you knew you were going to die in one month, what would you do?” was full of adventure and travel to exotic lands. As a twenty-seven-year-old woman who is faced with a recurrence of breast cancer, her answer is very different. Before I Go is the poignant story of Daisy’s journey to navigate the unexpected twists and turns of life, and the painful process of letting go of everything but love.