“I didn’t move, couldn’t move, worried she’d wake and the moment would pass. Because in that moment, the wall would slide between us again, closing me off. But for now, it was gone, and she was in my arms.” — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“You're what I give to the world, what I leave behind. I am proud." He said it slowly, every word with intention, with concentration,… — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“The stylist will have all the clothes, so just show up in whatever. Naked, then. Got it. I’m sure the photographer will be pleased.… — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“I sang her a soft song, and she gave me a hug, and when she told me she loved me, my heart ached.” — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“When pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure. -Anne Elliot, Jane Austen’s PERSUASION” — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“I’ve never understood why the heart always reacts. A shot of adrenaline is all it takes, triggered by a thought. A word. A memory.… — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“Okay, sometimes I have a plan. So, first — drink that because wasting alcohol is unacceptable.” She pointed to my whiskey.” — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“Two sturdy oaks I mean, which side by side, Withstand the winter's storm, And spite of wind and tide, Grow up the meadow's pride,… — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“But what I'd realized was that the brave aren't immune to fear. It's only that their fear doesn't stop them.” — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“Safe is an illusion, a lie we tell ourselves. The only way to gain is to risk.” — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
“...it was easier to keep the truth to myself, because what could anyone else do? I carried the weight of my choices around with… — Staci Hart Copy Share Image
