I had discovered that there was something more painful than falling in love with someone who hasn't fallen for you; hurting that person-hurting him and not being able to do anything about it.
Elizabeth ChandlerHe leaned over her, the sun behind his head making a halo of gold, his face lit by the reflections off the water.
Elizabeth ChandlerI felt mocked. "That's what I get for trusting you." He took a step back. "Excuse me! Trust doesn't mean you get the response you want from someone, but that you'll get an honest response, and that the other person will stick by you even when you can't agree." Stick by you for how long, through how much? I wondered. What is the expiration date on trust?
Elizabeth ChandlerSome people fall head over heels. Other people begin to fall without even knowing itโlove grows like a spring flower beneath last autumnโs leaves and catches them by surprise.
Elizabeth ChandlerWhen a writer looked at an empty computer screen, what did she see? Tristan wondered. A movie screen ready to be lit with faces? A night sky with one small star blinking at the top, a universe ready to be written on? Endless possibilities. Love's endless twists and turns - and all love's impossibilities.
Elizabeth Chandler