“There’s a hollow where he used to be, and it echoes with self-imposed loss.”

“There’s nothing he can do here for me, but I hate that he left.”

“There’s always room in the heart for others, too.”

“You don’t need to be afraid of falling // when there’s someone aroundto catch you.”

“My heart should be breaking, too, but there comes a point when you’re so inured to loss that you no longer feel the lash.”

“Now I know there are ways to belong to someone that don’t take anything away. A relationship shouldn’t impose limits—and if it does, then it’s wrong. A lover should help you exceed your potential, not clip your wings.”

“Sometimes when you meet someone, there’s a click. I don’t believe in love at first sight but I believe in that click. Recognition.”