I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you happy, and when you get tired of looking at me, I promise Iโll sing.
Amy HarmonTrue beauty, the kind that doesn't fade or wash off, takes time. It takes incredible endurance. It is the slow drip that creates the stalactite, the shaking of the Earth that creates mountains, the constant pounding of the waves that breaks up the rocks and smooths the rough edges. And from the violence, the furor, the raging of the winds, the roaring of the waters, something better emerges, something that would have otherwise never existed.
Amy HarmonIt's hard to come to terms with the fact that you aren't going to be loved the way you want to be loved.
Amy HarmonI think people are like that. When you really look at them, you stop seeing a perfect nose or straight teeth. You stop seeing the acne scar or dimple in the chin. Those things start to blur, and suddenly you see them, the colors, the life inside the shell, and beauty takes on a whole new meaning.
Amy HarmonUsually redemption implies rescue - being saved. What were you being saved from?' he inquired, his voice carefully neutral. 'Ugliness.
Amy HarmonThere isn't heartache if there hasn't been joy. I wouldn't feel loss if there hadn't been love.
Amy HarmonBut there's no way to avoid regret. Don't let anybody tell you different. Regret is just life's aftertaste. No matter what you choose, you're gonna wonder if you shoulda done things different. I didn't necessarily choose wrong. I just chose. And I lived with my choice, aftertaste and all.
Amy HarmonYou loved ferris wheels more than roller coasters because life shouldnโt be lived at full speed, but in anticipation and appreciation.
Amy HarmonNews flash, Fern Taylor!" Ambrose barked, slamming his hand against the dashboard, making Fern jump. "Everything has changed! You are beautiful, I am hideous, you don't need me anymore, but I sure as hell need you!""You act like beauty is the only thing that makes us worthy of love," Fern snapped. "I didn't just l-love you because you were beautiful!" She'd said the L word, right out loud, though she'd tripped over it.
Amy HarmonLiterature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period depicted in the story.
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