Lisa Schroeder

“There is somethingcomfortingabout a lighthouse.In the dark of the night,hold on to the light,and you’ll getback home safely.I need a personal lighthouse.”

“One picture will have to be enough.Just likeone daywill have to beenough.”

“People always saychocolate makeseverything better.I say friends make everything better.”

“Oftentimeswhen I read a book,I want to savoreach word,each phrase,each page,loving the proseso much,I don't want itto end.Other timesthe story pulls me in,and I can hardlyread fast enough,the details flying by,some of them lostbecause all that mattersis making surethe characteris all rightwhen it's over.”

“Some mornings,it's hard to getout of bed.Sleep lures youlike a strangerwith a piece of candy.Follow me.It will be okay.I promise.You know better, but still you follow,because you really do love candy.”

“Cade motions with a nod to follow him. He's holding the pole, and I'm the fish on the line. Just how far will he pull me in?”

“To plan it all would take away from the fun and the excitement of what's to come. Let the day reveal itself to me in its own time, in its own way. I am yours, Today. I am yours.”

“Wonderland is here now.Don’t know what we might see.Yesterday’s gone forever.But my future’s up to me.What a future it will be….”

“Friends will keep us happy.Our family keeps us warm.We’ll party through the good timesand hold tight through the storms.”

“Everything’s always changing.Nothing stays the same.Yesterday’s gone forever,I’ve got memories and my name.”

“If music isthe storyof our lives,what songdid theysingfor me?”

“Find the gift in the little things.”

“Funny howtime goes on,things change,and yet,some things stayexactly the same.”

“I think fear is normal, Cade. Just don't let it win.”

“Heads:It goes weel.Tails:It doesn't”

“I see you.Because in you,I see me.”

“One time Mom told me the people you can be quiet with are the onesyou are the most comfortable with.”

“Let the dayreveal itself to mein its own time,in its own way. I am yours, Today.I am yours”

“sometimes, love is loud.sometimes, love is quiet. Always, love is my mom.”

“anticipation is the best alarm there is”

“He cups my facewith both handsleans in,eyes lingering asweet secondbefore his lips are there on mine,teasing, playing, tasting, kissing.When he pulls away,I'm breathless.He nuzzles my ear."Now that's thrilling."You got that right.”

“The more you can share,the less lost you feel. ”

“What I believe is that lifeis music and fabulous foliage,but it's also cancer and wars. That's just how it is. Maybe God could do better. But shit, so could we. ”

“Love doesn't tell time. - Brooklyn”

“Was it hard?" I ask.Letting go?"Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real.”

“Sometimes life is a feast with eggs Benedict & hollandaise sauce, waffles & strawberries, sausage links & hashed brown potatoes. And sometimes life is scrambled eggs. In the end, your stomach gets full all the same. And years from now, you may not remember exactly what you ate.”

“Those were the days when dreams were sweet and life was sweeter still.”

“Best friends are together through it all. Like soil & roots. One needing the other through chilling winters, scorching summers, through hailstorms & lightning Strikes. They weather it together.”

“How many days was I like that? Pretending to listen, but not hearing a word? Pretending to care when I hated it all? Pretending to live when I was dying inside?”

“We don't talk. We just swing. There is comfort in the act of swinging. True, unexpected comfort.”

“The beautiful thing is, music can be like a time machine. One song- the lyrics, the melody, the mood- can take you back to a moment in time like nothing else can.”

“Another long run, hoping to put distance between me and everything else. The farther, the better. Only problem is, the distance is just temporary, because no matter how far I go, I always have to come back.”

“I don't know if boys are intimidated by her or afraid of her or what, but I know her heart is open and ready for a special guy to walk in.”

“If you consistently say thanks, being grateful is easy.”

“Running doesn't just make me happy. Running keeps me alive. When I'm running-the blood pumping through my veins, the tunes playing in my ears, the muscles tightening on the inclines- the problems of the world disappear. It's just me, the sidewalk, and God.”

“Right and wrongBlack and whiteAnd many shadesOf grayI want color in my lifeColor in my dreams.”

“Motion is always preferableto stagnation.When you move,things happen.You’re aliveStay still too long,And it´s hard to get moving again.”

“Aren’t the scariest things in lifeThose things you can’t see?”

“I wanted to freezein the moment in my mindforeverbecause there's nothing betterthan flutters of the heart”

“I know she foughtShe fought hardbut she didn't win”

“He isbetter than warm fall colorsbetter than beautiful musicbetter than doughnuts and coffee”

“Holes in my heartYeah.That was about right”

“I love fallThe seasonof warm colors”

“I felt heat andmy body trembled and forcesbeyond my controlpulled me to himas the music rippedthrough our bodies”

“I don't want to worryI don't want to be sadI have so much to be happy about”

“DoughnutsMusicLoveIt doesn't getany betterthan this”

“Sleep little oneSleepGrow strongAnd grow wingsThe world is waiting for you”

“Maybe it's not about determinationor loveor how hardyou can fightMaybe it's just bout fateand whatis meant to be”

“And then it hits me like a fast, open-palmed, stinging smack in the face.Having a ghost boyfriend WASweird”

“Dare: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.I dare you. Three stupid words.”