It reminded him that time was short, but that beautiful endings could still be found at the end of cold, dreary days.

As an author, I get paid to break my own heart on a regular basis.

It reminded him that time was short, but that beautiful endings could still be found at the end of cold, dreary days.

After a lifetime of nods, frowns and stoic smiles, they were both fluent in emotional shorthand.

Hope can get you through anything.

But choosing to lovingly care for her was like steering a plane into a mountain as gently as possible. The crash is imminent; it's how you spend your time on the way down that counts.

I had my chance.' He said it, retiring from a lifetime of wanting. 'I had my chance, and sometimes in life, there are no second chances. You look at what you have, not what you miss, and you move forward.