345 Quotes by J.M. Darhower

What do you do when the thing you want most suddenly feels like it’s beyond yourfingertips?

He'd never seen anything so downright beautiful. A sense of peace fell over him, calming him, pacifying the always-tense nerves inside of him, and soothing his very soul. He wanted to take that moment, to capture it, and keep it forever.

We spent an hour together this morning trapped in a box with no way out. And you know what I realized that hour?" "What?" "I kind of liked a world where it was just you and me

I'm not hungry." "Then at least let me get you some water." "I'm fine, Karissa," I tell her. "Good as new." "You're delusional." "You mispronounced handsome." She scoffs. "Not today. You look like shit." "Whatever, so maybe you're still handsome, even when you look like you've been fucked by the grim reaper.

They're not going to take another life from me.They can't have my wife.They can't take her.They can't steal my happiness.I'm not going to let them.Not now. Not ever.Not again.Not again.

Never let them see your fear… it's rule number one. And it's not that I'm afraid. No, I'm not.I don't fear death.I've already died too many times before.I'm a cat with nine lives and I'm already on number twelve. I'm living on borrowed time. When death wants to take me, it'll take me.

I've always been fascinated by how the body works.How a fist-sized muscle deep in your chest is responsible for keeping you alive every day. It steadily beats, every second of every hour, pushing blood through your arteries then back to it through your veins. And you do nothing to make it happen. It just does it, all on its own. Doesn't matter how you're feeling, what you're thinking, if your fucking heart is breaking... it keeps on beating, a hundred thousand times a day.

I walk out, and all I hear is laughter… loud, carefree laughter. Shaking my head, I can't help the smile that fights to break free. It's completely ridiculous. It's probably the most absurd few minutes of my life. But the sound of her laughter, of her happiness, does to me something nothing else can.It cuts straight through my darkness.With her, I almost feel light.

Naz starts to walk out but pauses in the doorway of the den. "A word of advice?""Uh, sure.""Judge him by his actions and not your suspicions," he says. "Because if the only measure of a man's worth is what he does to make money, a lot of good men would be judged unfairly.""Like you?""Not like me," he says. "Not sure how many times I have to tell you... I'm not a good man, Karissa, and try as I might, I probably never will be.