The Love That Split the World

“For a long minute she stared down into that glimmering blue, that endless blue of things she’d never seen, dreams she’d never dreamed. ‘I could jump,’ she said. ‘I could float. I could fall into the shining blue.’

THANKS

If you’ve finished this book, you probably suspect by now that I’ve been treated better by the people around me than any person can reasonably expect in this world. My heart is full and my words fall short.

The sky split open then.

The stars fell like silver rain.

The world stopped turning. The Universe held its breath

There’s little to fear when you love. There’s nothing to fear when you are loved

I’m here. I’m still here after all this time

I want you to understand something, Natalie. No matter how hard it feels, you don’t need to be afraid to move on. There’s always more to see and feel.

being loved is having the whole world to give

I can tell you that the pain of living is worth it. That if you live, your life will be as full of love as it is darkness, and for every moment of pain, you’ll have one of joy too. The one thing you won’t feel is what you feel now with Beau, and that doesn’t make your life any less worthy of being lived. But then again, worthiness isn’t a factor in whether we’re alive or loved.

Time slips back into place, and it all goes away. I want it too. I want it so much it hurts.

Wisteria clumps up around the windowsills, blossoms opening and closing like heartbeats.