The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.
Kristan HigginsThe librarian, the warrior, the free spirit... archetypes are a great jumping off point to help clarify where we want to go with a character.
Kristan Higgins"I don't want to lose you, I love you, and...and that's all I've got." As speeches went, it wasn't great. As feelings went...different story.
Kristan HigginsFor the record, a mechanical engineer is responsible for how just about anything is built. We make sure any type of structure or vehicle or roadway is strong, safe and will stay together.
Kristan HigginsLove came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.
Kristan HigginsI'll tell you something, Harpy," he said, his voice almost a whisper now. "It never even occurred to me that we wouldn't make it. And it never occurred to you that we would. You were just waiting for us to go down in flames. I thought we could get through anything.
Kristan HigginsYou asked why I couldn't forgive you," Nick said, very quietly, and I jumped a little. "It was because you were the love of my life, Harper. And you didn't want to be. That's hard to let go.
Kristan HigginsBut they're family, and you forgive them, even if they are human equivalent of hyenas. Because that's what you do, Posey. Forgive.
Kristan HigginsI had to get over [him]. For months now, a stone had been sitting on my heart. I'd shed a lot of tears over [him], lost a lot of sleep, eaten a lot of cake batter. Somehow, I had to move on. [Life] would be hell if I didn't shake loose from the grip he had on my heart. I most definitely didn't want to keep feeling this way, alone in a love affair meant for two. Even if he'd felt like The One. Even if I'd always thought we'd end up together. Even if he still had a choke chain on my heart.
Kristan HigginsShe smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.
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