“appearing okay is a lot easier than actually being okay.”
―
Emily Bleeker,
When I'm Gone
“You can’t assume everything’s okay inside the house just because the paint isn’t peeling and the yard is neatly mowed.” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“It’s the end that marks a beginning, not the first day.” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“It always amazed him how something that is broken on the inside can look so perfect on the outside.” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“It wasn’t peaceful, no light at the end of a tunnel or any of that crap. Only fear and regret for all the things I’d left undone.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“Dave learned that Death is the opposite of peace: it’s struggle, it’s ugly, it’s horrific, it’s dirty. And ultimately, Death is emptiness.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“What they don’t know is this: appearing okay is a lot easier than actually being okay. May” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“I don’t know how it’s possible to long for home and be glad I’m away from it at the same time, but it is.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“How could he find a future with someone if he couldn’t stop obsessing about what happened in the past?” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“She didn’t know yet that sometimes life makes different choices than you do. Stupid life.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“He’s sad, and sometimes sad comes out as mad.” “Hmm.” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“At five years old, twenty was too large to conceptualize. Twenty dollars was a fortune, twenty toys a treasure chest, twenty minutes a lifetime, twenty years eternity.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“It sounded like something he definitely didn’t want to do, today or ever,” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“Sometimes you have to lie. Sometimes it’s the only way to protect the ones you love.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“My only hope is that even if I have nightmares, they’ll be better than my reality.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“I loved her weight in my arms. It was like I'd always been an unbalanced scale that was finally correctly calibrated.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“How could everyone else find it so simple to slip back into life, the world revolving, businesses opening and closing, buying and selling, when the pillow on the right side of his bed was empty every night? Luke” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“Death is the opposite of peace: it’s struggle, it’s ugly, it’s horrific, it’s dirty. And ultimately, Death is emptiness.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“of” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“You can’t assume everything’s okay inside the house just because the paint isn’t peeling and the yard is neatly mowed.” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“It’s the end that marks a beginning, not the first day.” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“It always amazed him how something that is broken on the inside can look so perfect on the outside.” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“It wasn’t peaceful, no light at the end of a tunnel or any of that crap. Only fear and regret for all the things I’d left undone.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“Dave learned that Death is the opposite of peace: it’s struggle, it’s ugly, it’s horrific, it’s dirty. And ultimately, Death is emptiness.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“What they don’t know is this: appearing okay is a lot easier than actually being okay. May” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“I don’t know how it’s possible to long for home and be glad I’m away from it at the same time, but it is.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“How could he find a future with someone if he couldn’t stop obsessing about what happened in the past?” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“She didn’t know yet that sometimes life makes different choices than you do. Stupid life.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“He’s sad, and sometimes sad comes out as mad.” “Hmm.” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“At five years old, twenty was too large to conceptualize. Twenty dollars was a fortune, twenty toys a treasure chest, twenty minutes a lifetime, twenty years eternity.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“It sounded like something he definitely didn’t want to do, today or ever,” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“Sometimes you have to lie. Sometimes it’s the only way to protect the ones you love.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“My only hope is that even if I have nightmares, they’ll be better than my reality.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“I loved her weight in my arms. It was like I'd always been an unbalanced scale that was finally correctly calibrated.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“How could everyone else find it so simple to slip back into life, the world revolving, businesses opening and closing, buying and selling, when the pillow on the right side of his bed was empty every night? Luke” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
“Death is the opposite of peace: it’s struggle, it’s ugly, it’s horrific, it’s dirty. And ultimately, Death is emptiness.” ― Emily Bleeker, Wreckage
“of” ― Emily Bleeker, When I'm Gone
