Quotes by Rebecca Donovan

I think I like wildflowers best, I explain. They just grow wherever they want. No one has to plant them. And then their seeds blow in the wind and they find a new place to grow. (Richelle)

People change. I mean you barely know who you are when you enter, and you spend that time figuring out what you want from life, and who you want in it. The next thing you know, the people you always thought would be there, arent. A nd the person you thought you could trust with everything, isnt the person you ever knew at all.

His strength kept me moving forward, and it was also tearing me apart.

I had to sever my emotional cord to escape the anger and shame that silently slithered through my head, disconnecting myself from the stares and whispers that followed me down the hall.

I can push everything into the dark.But it leaves me empty.And the dark always ends up finding me in my sleep

I was so tired of fighting. Tired of hurting. Tired of the guilt that never released me, and the regrets that could not be changed. I didnt want this life. Theyre were only so many times I could hear that I should never have been born, before I wished it to be true.

I couldnt believe I let him see me like this, unable to fend for myself. I fumed in disgust at my vulnerability. I didnt want Evan to think I needed protecting. I pulled back my torment and let the numb blanket envelop me, pushing away the stirred memories, the noise of the crowd, and the trembling that still lay beneath the surface. I stared at the flames licking at the darkness and everything was lost as I sank deeper into nothingness.

Not being liked was so much worse than being invisible.

He was a breath of fresh air after the heart wrenching storm that had engulfed me.

I listen to silence. And you have a lot to say. Although I havent quite figured out what it is yet....I promise not to delve into what makes your silence so loud, if you promise not to walk out on me.

I never gave him a chance to decide if I was worth loving. Id taken that choice away from him - because I feared what it would be.

It was more important for me to try, than to not have the chance at all.

I’m so afraid I’m not worth the breath you gave me…

You focus on a single star,” I explained, as I searched for my spot. “Then you spin around, staring at that one star, until you can’t stand anymore.” I started spinning to demonstrate. “Then you lie down to watch the stars spinning above you while your star remains still.

You focus on a singer star,” I explained, as I searched for my spot. “Then you spin around, staring at that one star, until you can’t stand anymore.” I started spinning to demonstrate. “Then you lie down to watch the stars spinning above you while your star remains still.

He leaned toward me and delicately grazed my lips with his. The tease left me breathless, burning for more. “I keep having to remind myself that I can do that,” he smirked.

These past two days, I’ve seen a fire in your eyes that I never have before. Granted, it’s mostly anger and frustration, but it’s still emotion.

I knew in that moment, I would never love anyone in my life the way I loved Evan Mathews.

Knowing you were right down the hall was way too hard. I couldn’t do it,” Evan declared, sliding under the covers next to me.

You are not showing her my baby pictures!” He sounded horrified, which made me laugh. “Come on, Evan,” I teased with a laughing smile, “you were adorable.