You could miss someone, but it did no good to fixate on loss. I wished I had the ready words of a Breeder or the ability to comfort with a soft touch. I didn't. Instead I had daggers and determination. That would have to do. Ann Aguirre More Quotes by Ann Aguirre More Quotes From Ann Aguirre I'll always want him. Until every sun goes dark in every sky, until I am nothing more than long-forgotten cosmic dust, I will want him. And even then I suspect my particles will long for his. Ann Aguirre dustdarksky Sometimes the past needed to stay buried; it was the only way you could move on. And sometimes you had to dig it up, because that too was the only way. Ann Aguirre waypastmoving More than most, I know the pain of surviving. Ann Aguirre survivingpainknows I’ve lost so many people. Some I left on purpose and never looked back. Some were taken from me, and I never said good-bye. Ann Aguirre takenbyepeople Time is fluid, so the moments where everything feels perfect pass in a wink, and those where you're on your knees in despair drag on like the death of a thousand cuts. Ann Aguirre despaircuttingperfect Most people can’t stomach silence; it provides too much opportunity to think about things they prefer to avoid. Ann Aguirre opportunitypeoplethinking My skill didn't lie in planning battles, only in fighting them. Ann Aguirre fightingskillslying Once exposed, a secret loses all its power. Ann Aguirre exposedtruthsecret Sometimes I miss the old me. Ann Aguirre missingsometimes You don’t know what it’s like to be alone until you’ve had someone inside your head. Ann Aguirre knows We stand a professional distance apart, as if I can’t feel his pain screaming in my head. Mine amplifies his; they share a joint sound—that of glass breaking—until they swell to a crescendo that deafens. Ann Aguirre distanceglassespain People try to make sense of things, and if they don’t know the answers, they make them up,because for some, a wrong answer is better than none. Ann Aguirre answerstryingpeople I felt like the blonde in every horror movie who hears a noise in the basement and goes to investigate alone. Sometimes you smell the stupid all around you, but you step in it anyway. Ann Aguirre smellblondestupid If I ever win you," he said, anger bright in his pale eyes, "it will be because you want me more. Not because he's gone. I'm nobody's second best. Ann Aguirre eyegonewinning Love sounded terrible if it made you so weak, you couldn't survive with out it. Ann Aguirre terribleweakmade She carries chaos like an overcoat. Ann Aguirre overcoatcarriechaos I swept down the stairs to find Fade waiting for me at the bottom. His dark eyes widened, and for the first time since I'd known him, he was speechless. He stared up at me like I was everything he ever wanted. Ann Aguirre eyewaitingdark I know just how he feels that it’s come to this. Sometimes, love isn’t enough, even when it’s all you have. Ann Aguirre enoughfeelssometimes He’s worth fighting for, but I won’t change who I am for any man. No more than he should alter himself to suit me. Ann Aguirre who-i-amfightingmen Stalkers lips curled into a sneer. "You won't make a move without him, huh? That's embarrassing." "No," I said softly. "It just hurts because you wish it was you. Ann Aguirre hurtwishmoving
