Love does not last forever, then?" "He asked me the same thing this morning," she said. "No, it does not - not love that has been betrayed. One realizes that one has loved a mirage, someone who never really existed. Not that love dies immediately or soon, even then. But it does die and cannot be revived.
Mary BaloghEvery moment is a moment of decision, and every moment turns us inexorably in the direction of the rest of our lives.
Mary BaloghBut a mother-son relationship is not a coequal one, is it? He is lonely with only you just as you are lonely with only him.
Mary BaloghThe suffering of a loved one was in many ways worse than one's one suffering because it left one feeling so very helpless.
Mary Balogh