“I quickly imagined that I could reach my hand into my chest, yank out that awful feeling, place it on an invisibl ecloud of air right in front of me, then push it away. Push it away” — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“Keep in touch. I suddenly realized how annoying that expression was. Like, Now it's your job to stay in contact with me. It said,… — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“I'm a little mad. He shouldn't have said whatever he said to make you so upset. But we should try not to judge people… — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“I sat parked for a while in the parent pickup lot, watching a bunch of little kids run relays up and down the field.… — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“It was true. I wasn't good with liking someone. my instinct was total self-preservation: show no sign of weakness. This was my pathetic way… — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“Now I lay facedown on the bed, sobbing for the woman who once slept here not knowing that someday one of her worst fears… — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“His hair was longer now, brushing the tops of his shoulders, and the weight of it made it hang straight and shiny. He’d lost… — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“Sometimes my life here felt like a cage where I could never escape the pain. At other times it felt like the only firm… — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“But even if that were true, I was working hard. I didn’t know how not to.” — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“I'm taking it day by day." I liked saying this. It was honest, short, and seemed to satisfy people.” — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“It was like how people find other people to be in love with, all random and accidental and lucky.” — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“It's fascinating, how they managed to wound each other so easily and accidentally.” — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
“It seemed like the only way to keep breathing was to focus on the here and now, moment by moment, keeping my mind frozen… — Jennifer Castle Copy Share Image
