The truth is, the world isn't easy for any of us. It never has been and it never will be.

There is nothing like love. You should try it.” Thibault shrugged. “Maybe one day.

Their fingers seemed to fit together in just the right way- effortlessly clasped,like perfect complements.

She'd preferred the uncertainty, if only because it allowed her to remember him the way he used to be. Sometimes, though, she wondered what he felt when he thought of that year they spent together, or if he ever marveled at what they'd shared, or even whether he thought of her at all.

Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person.

I have loved another with all my heart, and for me that has always been enough.

I found that as I flipped the days on the calendar, the worries I had about our relationship had began to diminish.