“The heart is a compass, steers us back to the thing we loved the most.” — Holly Schindler Love Copy Share Image
“Just touching her makes me want to immerse myself, put my head completely under the surface of her. I want to drift,… — Holly Schindler Copy Share Image
“He's standing in a cluster of black T-shirts - together, they look like the wilted petals on a single dead flower.” — Holly Schindler A-blue-so-dark Copy Share Image
“As we stand there, it hits me how quickly everything changes - how life is like peering into a kaleidoscope, and just… — Holly Schindler Change Copy Share Image
“Sanity is a sonnet with a strict meter and rhyme scheme-and my mind is free verse.” — Holly Schindler Kindlehighlight Copy Share Image
“...Early summer fireflies are beginning to dance above the spindly green stalks of weeds like lonesome boys looking for something beautiful and… — Holly Schindler Summer Copy Share Image
“When I got close to him, he smelled clean and steamy, like a late June-rain. And I was reduced to a ridiculous,… — Holly Schindler Love Copy Share Image
“His skin radiates so much of the day's heat that touching him feels like wading into the lake, opening my hand, and… — Holly Schindler Afternoon sun Copy Share Image
“A camera winks at me from high in the bleachers like we're sharing a secret. Fans in the home section of the… — Holly Schindler Photography Copy Share Image
“They say it's the woman's prerogative to change her mind. But that's wrong. Guys are the one who get to say, "You… — Holly Schindler Boys Copy Share Image
“There's a book of poetry in the lines of my hands that no one wants to read” — Holly Schindler A-blue-so-dark Copy Share Image
“The heart is a compass. It points you to the thing you love the most.” — Holly Schindler Copy Share Image
“For the first time in what seems like eons, my body doesn't feel so clenched, so hot. And suddenly, I realize that… — Holly Schindler First time Copy Share Image
“Occasionally, family members may reach a point in which they cannot tolerate the odd behavior of the schizophrenic any longer. Often, this… — Holly Schindler Family Copy Share Image
“Let’s run, she wanted to beg him. Let’s run, let’s run . . . But then again, she knew what happened to… — Holly Schindler Copy Share Image
“But I felt like I'd made a journey to the land of fairytales only to find out that the magical world was… — Holly Schindler Dreaming Copy Share Image
“Schizophrenia: A psychotic disorderncharacterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations. See also: Nightmare.” — Holly Schindler Copy Share Image
“The best I can manage is to pretend that I don't notice him - which is like saying I have never once… — Holly Schindler Love Copy Share Image
“My tears are like a whole pack of dogs on leashes; no matter how I try to tug them back, they just… — Holly Schindler Beautiful_similes Copy Share Image
“mad at me. For Dad, parenting has become just like shooting one of his stupid insurance ads-some makeup to cover the blemishes,… — Holly Schindler Kindlehighlight Copy Share Image
“History is who we are right now. I mean, just because a chapter of life is over, it isn't gone...(Page 303)” — Holly Schindler History Copy Share Image
“I feel as exposed as a sweatshirt worn wrong-side-out, or like pocket linings dangling outside of a pair of jeans. My heart,… — Holly Schindler Afternoon sun Copy Share Image
“Few family members act on warning signs when they first present themselves in a schizophrenic patient. It is often quite hard to… — Holly Schindler Family Copy Share Image