I'd rather be insane with you than sane without you. - Jake to Lydia

Because letting someone in close meant they could hurt you. I knew all about that kind of fear. I lived with it.

Baptists don’t spend their time thinking about reality.

I told him I had always kept my inner Martha Stewart chained in the basement, but for his sake I would set her loose.” ~ Haven Travis

The problem with chasing after happiness was that it wasn't a destination you could reach. It was something that happened along the way.

It was a train wreck happening right in front of me and I couldn't do anything about it, except that not only was I watching, I was also the train.

On Monday they went out for a private picnic. On Tuesday they went for a carriage drive. On Wednesday they went to pick bluebells. On Thursday they fished at the lake, returning with damp clothes and sun-glazed complexions, laughing together at a joke they didn't share with anyone else. On Friday they danced together at an impromptu musical evening, looking so well matched one of the guests remarked it was a pleasure to watch them. On Saturday Matthew woke up wanting to murder someone.