There are only two reasons why you leave someone you're still in love with - either it's the right thing to do, or it's the only thing to do.

You looked at her like you looked at the moonlight through those windows. You looked at her like you'd just found another reason to believe in God.

Let go with me. Let me comfort you with my body...there's no shame in forgetting for a night even if you know you'll remember in the morning.

Hurt but do not harm?” Zach asked. “What’s the difference?” “Hurt is a bruise on the outside.” Nora sipped her mineral water delicately. “Harm is a bruise on the inside. If you’re a masochist, pain feels like love to you. Not being hurt is what hurts.

I love the scent of winter. I love the scent of winter enough to suffer the cold for it.

You have the chance right now to accept your son. I’m not talking about ‘tolerating’ him. Tolerance is a slap in the face. You tolerate your noisy neighbors. You love your son. You love him, you accept him, you cheer him on, and you don’t judge him for one second.

The love is in the waiting...

Once someone loves you that much, loves you more than you deserve, you can’t go back to being loved the normal way.

Broken love is the most dangerous love. It will slice you open with every touch.