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> [“It seemed like the only way to keep breathing was to focus on the here and now, moment by moment, keeping my mind frozen cold to anything else.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/it-seemed-like-the-only-way-to-keep-breathing-was-to-focus-on-the/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

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## More by Jennifer Castle

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/keep-in-touch-i-suddenly-realized-how-annoying-that-expression-was/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/i-m-a-little-mad-he-shouldn-t-have-said-whatever-he-said-to-make-you/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“I sat parked for a while in the parent pickup lot, watching a bunch of little kids run relays up and down the field.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/i-sat-parked-for-a-while-in-the-parent-pickup-lot-watching-a-bunch-of/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“If you're going to do it, do it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/if-you-re-going-to-do-it-do-it/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/it-was-true-i-wasn-t-good-with-liking-someone-my-instinct-was-total/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“Now I lay facedown on the bed, sobbing for the woman who once slept here not knowing that someday one of her worst fears…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/now-i-lay-facedown-on-the-bed-sobbing-for-the-woman-who-once-slept/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/his-hair-was-longer-now-brushing-the-tops-of-his-shoulders-and-the/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“Sometimes my life here felt like a cage where I could never escape the pain. At other times it felt like the only firm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/sometimes-my-life-here-felt-like-a-cage-where-i-could-never-escape/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“But even if that were true, I was working hard. I didn’t know how not to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/but-even-if-that-were-true-i-was-working-hard-i-didn-t-know-how-not-to/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“Everyone has a story. It's simply a question of finding it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/everyone-has-a-story-it-s-simply-a-question-of-finding-it/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“I'm taking it day by day." I liked saying this. It was honest, short, and seemed to satisfy people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/i-m-taking-it-day-by-day-i-liked-saying-this-it-was-honest-short-and/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“It was like how people find other people to be in love with, all random and accidental and lucky.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/it-was-like-how-people-find-other-people-to-be-in-love-with-all/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“It's fascinating, how they managed to wound each other so easily and accidentally.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/it-s-fascinating-how-they-managed-to-wound-each-other-so-easily-and/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“It was easier to be the victim, but it didn’t feel so great.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/it-was-easier-to-be-the-victim-but-it-didn-t-feel-so-great/)

[Jennifer Castle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-castle/)

> [“It seemed like the only way to keep breathing was to focus on the here and now, moment by moment, keeping my mind frozen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-castle/it-seemed-like-the-only-way-to-keep-breathing-was-to-focus-on-the/)

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