Love does that. It makes you feel infinite and invincible, like the whole world is open to you, anything is achievable, and each day will be filled with wonder. Maybe it's the act of opening yourself up, letting someone else in — or maybe it's the act of caring so deeply about another person that it expands your heart.
—Jill Santopolo in The Light We Lost
There are people we come across during our lives who, after they drift out of our worlds, drift out for good. Even if we see them again, it's a quick, meaningless hi and how are you? There are other people, though, with whom things pick up right where the relationship left off, whenever we run into them. The level of comfort—it feels like no time has passed.
—Jill Santopolo in The Light We Lost
But you were like a drug. When I was high on you, nothing else mattered.
—Jill Santopolo in The Light We Lost
There are lots of ways to love people and I know that you'll love someone else again. Even if it's not the same, some of it might be better.
—Jill Santopolo in The Light We Lost
Ordinary days sometimes turn into extraordinary days when you least expect them to.
—Jill Santopolo in The Light We Lost
Some relationships feel like a wildfire—they're powerful and compelling and majestic and dangerous and have the capability to burn you before you even realize you've been consumed. Some relationships feel like a hearthfire—they're solid and stable and cozy and nourishing.
—Jill Santopolo in The Light We Lost