I was terrified of my weakness, of my sharp tongue, of my every flaw. I was terrified that this moment, my chance to live in happiness for however short a time we may have had, would be ruined because I was simply not carved out of the same wood as happiness, and that my grain was too twisted to ever take its form.
hope could betray you—but if you had no hope, life could actually surprise you in the best of ways.
I’ve loved him since I’ve known him, Mrs. Daniels. He just finally stopped fighting.
