(mother)" She used to tell me to get my nose out of my book and go get some fresh air.

I'm nostalgic and I do think about a "what if."

Maybe the thing to do after you roll the dice-and lose-is simply pick them up and roll them again.

I will find the good in this loss. I will make something happen that wouldn't have happened otherwise.

No matter what the circumstances. I am more like most men in this regard. No second chances. It's not so much about morality, but about my inability to forgive. I'm a champion grudge holder, and I don't think I could change this about myself even if I wanted to.

i wish i could freeze this moment, somehow delay my final decision, and just hang here in the balance between two places, two worlds, two loves.

His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.