And no relationship is perfect, ever. There are always some ways you have to bend, to compromise, to give something up in order to gain something greater.

Despite our differences, we did have a history. No one understood where I was coming from the way he did.

And that was as far as he got before i heard it. The thumping of footsteps, running up the lawn toward me: It seemed like I could hear it through the grass, like leaning your ear to a railroad track and feeling the train coming, miles away. As the noise got closer I could hear ragged breaths, and then a voice. It was my mother.

Your actions is like a raindrop; it falls into the pond making ripples and then its over.

Love is so unpredictable. That's what makes it so great.

You get what you give, but also what you're willing to take. The night before, I'd offered up my hand. Now, if I held on, there was no telling what it was possible to recieve in return.

There comes a time in every life when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your heart.