Lisa Schroeder

“If you consistently say thanks, being grateful is easy.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“sometimes, love is loud. sometimes, love is quiet. Always, love is my mom.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“I write a note and tape it to my window-- I'M NOT A DETECTIVE. BE SPECIFIC!”

— Lisa Schroeder

“Those were the days when dreams were sweet and life was sweeter still.”

— Lisa Schroeder

Was it hard? I ask. 'Letting go? Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real.'

— Lisa Schroeder

“When he opens the door, I step in and an army of memories comes at me from all sides.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“Don't get your hopes up. I needed someone today. Darkness said you'd do.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“It brings me back to the moment, and I want to live the moment with everything I’ve got.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“His, ours, theirs-- blame needs a place. His, ours, theirs-- pain all over the place. His, ours, theirs-- forgiveness missing from this…

— Lisa Schroeder

“Circumstances shape who we are and who we become. I believe that. But I also believe we have choices. There are always…

— Lisa Schroeder

“I'd reply, love doesn't tell time. Love is simply there or it isn't. Everyday, in every way, it was there.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“My reflection tells one story. My heart, a different one. The difference is, hearts don't lie. Mirrors do.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“He was a character. A character who should still be here. Damn it all to hell. He should still be here.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“What I believe is that life is music and fabulous foliage, but it's also cancer and wars. That's just how it is.…

— Lisa Schroeder

“Anticipation is the best alarm there is, and it shook me awake before my phone even had the chance.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“Life hands us things we don't want. Nasty things. Terrible things. It's how we handle those things that matters. That's all.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“I peel hiss tense fingers on his right hand away from the steering wheel, one two three four five. With each finger,…

— Lisa Schroeder

“I hear the word in the hall over and over again. Suicide. Suicide. Suicide. Did he or didn’t he? Everyone’s got a…

— Lisa Schroeder

“Many times when I read a book, I want to savor each word, each phrase, each page, loving the prose so much,…

— Lisa Schroeder

“I spend the day by myself, just walking. Walking around town looking in windows filled with pretty things. They call it window…

— Lisa Schroeder

“Asshole. I don't get it. Was he trying to punish himself? No. He didn't punish himself. He punished his bandmates, his family,…

— Lisa Schroeder

“I journeyed to a place where it's always raining cupcakes. I didn't need a passport, but I met a lot of interesting…

— Lisa Schroeder

“Some mornings, it's hard to get out of bed. Sleep lures you like a stranger with a piece of candy. Follow me.…

— Lisa Schroeder

“Honey, no matter where you are, I’m with you. When the breeze brushes your cheek, that’s me. When the stars sparkle and…

— Lisa Schroeder

“Your parents may have created you, but they don't define you.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“I tell myself it will protect me. He will protect me.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“If anything, he sparked a fire inside of me, making me want to live again.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“The road to happiness is paved with good deeds for others.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“Yellow daises tell me Brooklyn's been here. His flower girl. I brought nothing. Just myself. How fitting. Seems like that's all I've…

— Lisa Schroeder

“In that moment i realize a circle of love is ten times better than a procession of sorrys.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“Maybe it's not about determination or love or how hard you can fight Maybe it's just bout fate and what is meant…

— Lisa Schroeder

“We have a lot of questions, and we want to understand. Music helps with that . Music helps with everything.”

— Lisa Schroeder

“He is better than warm fall colors better than beautiful music better than doughnuts and coffee”

— Lisa Schroeder

“There is something comforting about a lighthouse. In the dark of the night, hold on to the light, and you’ll get back…

— Lisa Schroeder

“To plan it all would take away from the fun and the excitement of what's to come. Let the day reveal itself…

— Lisa Schroeder

“He lived. He made it. A second chance, given to one and not the other. And this? This is what he did…

— Lisa Schroeder

“She taught me to slow down. To look up and enjoy the view. To not worry so much about the end result…

— Lisa Schroeder

“But repaying a debt means giving up things. Making sacrifices. If I sacrifice my heart for Jackson, will I be dead too?”

— Lisa Schroeder

“I wish for the breeze to blow away our troubles. I wish for the sun to dry out our sorrows. I wish…

— Lisa Schroeder

“We don't talk. We just swing. There is comfort in the act of swinging. True, unexpected comfort.”

— Lisa Schroeder