162 Quotes by Kristan Higgins

But they’re family, and you forgive them, even if they are human equivalent of hyenas. Because that’s what you do, Posey. Forgive.

Then he slid his hand into my hair and pulled me closer, and when he kissed me, my heart hurt from happiness, if such a thing was possible. “I missed you,” I whispered against his mouth.

The walk of shame, please. It was the walk of pride today.

Life was kind and full of chances. Sometimes we didn’t take them. Sometimes we hid our truth and acted out of fear. Sometimes we turned away and closed the door.

Funny, how easy that could be. When you found the right person, there was no hiding of flaws... there was just trying to do better. There was the comfort of admitting your weaknesses and trying to get past them. The knowledge that no one needed you to be on all the time, always fun, upbeat, attentive... He only needed you to be yourself. The security in knowing someone loved simply being with you.

Well, no point in crying over spilled milk. Spilled wine, yes.

Dogs. The best work God had ever done.

I use to think that somewhere along the line, I’d find the key to that perfect life... and that once I had it, every day would be golden and easy and everything would fit. But life isn’t like that. There are only perfect glowing moments... and then there are everyday moments that weave them together into a shimmering path that can always be seen, even in the dark.

In most marriages, lust and love become tempered by normalcy.