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There were some parts of himself that he would probably never find because he dared not go looking for them in the shadows where she had cast them.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Together they watched the fireflies twinkle in and out like hopes in the darkness.
Elizabeth Chadwick
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All that remained were poignant memories, and she must face reality, not live on dreams.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Because there are no winners in this sorry state of affairs. We are all losers; we are all diminished.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Grief was just the moment before you tied off the thread and began the next one. That was when you made your choice about what you were going to sew next.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
I've not come this far, fought this hard, loved this much to lose it all before the feast has even begun.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
There was a dark satisfaction in choosing to remain wounded, yet he had seen what happened to Henry when he cut himself off from love.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Money, influence, and human imperatives always spoke more loudly than conscience and God.
Elizabeth Chadwick
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All that remains is regret for what might have been. It is like standing in the ashes of a fire you once approached to warm your body a little, but which burned you to the bone instead.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Just remember when temptation comes your way that a boy will drink beyond his means and a man will know when he’s had enough.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
It alters you irrevocably when you reach 30 years old and see a rip in the fabric of your dreams for every one of those years. Suddenly you're threadbare to the world.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
...the world was a place where those who had power could do what they wanted and those without it were the victims. The world would try to make him its victim, so it was always best to strike first.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Because to outwit your rivals, first you had to know their ways and how to play their games.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Sometimes a river runs on the surface, and sometimes it runs underground, but always it is present. Even if you do not see it, you can feel it.
Elizabeth Chadwick
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And what is truth, since it changes according to each individual's perception?
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We must all sleep alone in the tomb, my love, but in life we are joined as one flesh - as our children attest.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Those who walk with their heads in the air usually don’t see the shit on the ground until they tread in it.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
She never knew from one moment to the next how he was going to behave toward her and therefore she constantly had to adjust her balance. It was exhausting.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Just because you forget the world does not mean that the world forgets you.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
It was the truth, but that made it no more palatable.
Elizabeth Chadwick
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The children either become like their parents or else they flee in the opposite direction.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Let your deeds be your bond, not your promises and cajolery.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
I have missed you beyond all reason, and that there is not a kissing bunch large enough in that hall to show you how much.
Elizabeth Chadwick -
Worrying about them would make no difference, unless it diminished her ability to cope.
Elizabeth Chadwick