Quotes from The Final Piece

“We are all broken in one way or another. It's how we put those pieces back together that matters".”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Hell bent and beautiful, you're my heart.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“I spent so much energy on cutting and pasting together the person I wanted to be that I forgot who I was.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“You plant your own garden instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. In other words, take responsibility for your own needs and your own happiness.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“..."he's the only thing that ever made me forget what it felt like to forget.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Where only a fool would build a house on shifting sand, the same goes for those who would build their lives on a lie - eventually, it is going to crumble.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Never mind if the cart's on fire, just keep loading the wagon" - Uncle Rob”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Illusions can be very convincing. No one has any reason to suspect that I am anything less than what I appear.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“I mourn the piece of myself that I gave away and will never get back”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Life sucks. Hard. I don’t care how melodramatic that sounds, it’s the truth and I’m living it.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“I am the kind of broken they can't fix. I am no longer the same little girl they loved.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“The infinitely strong made weak by my mess.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Life is full of lessons we either learn from or get bitter over.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Together forever, never apart. Maybe in distance but never in heart.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Tommy cocooned me in his arms. The same arms that struck out to protect me, the arms that saved me.
“In my life, I have never known, nor will I ever know, someone as strong and courageous as you, Elizabeth Irene Bradshaw,” Tommy whispers against my temple. I have no words, so I nod my head against his chest, hoping he understands my acceptance of his praise. “You honour me with your trust, baby girl. I am so very proud of you.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Damn, I had the best dream,” he yawns, “my fantasy girl professed her undying love for me in between several rounds of mind blowing sex.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Rule number one in adapting—control the situation at hand before it has a chance to control you.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“A year has taught me that really great people make stupid mistakes sometimes.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“you plant your own garden instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“the best plans have a way of falling apart without warning.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“I have never told anyone about this part of my life. Keeping it secret gave me a sense of control over the uncontrollable; unveiling the lies leaves me painfully exposed.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“Life shouldn’t be about picking up the pieces”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“We are all broken in one way or another. It's how we put those pieces back together that matters.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“It’s tough to be intimidated by a clown in a Dr. Who t-shirt,” I snicker. Jack is pretty cool; I could do worse for a roommate. “Do. Not. Diss. The. Tardis,”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“We are all broken in one way or another. It’s how we put those pieces back together that matters.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

“My favorite river pastime is admiring the stately houses that are perched on the jagged shore and daydreaming about the people who live there.”
― Maggi Myers, quote from The Final Piece

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“Perhaps he could still weave together the broken threads of his life. And yet, I wanted him here now. I needed him here. In the darkness, if I sat very still, I could almost feel his presence by me, quite near, but not too near. Didn't I promise to keep you safe, he would say softly. I have never broken a promise. Don't look so worried, Jenny. And yet, he would be careful. Careful not to move too close. Careful not to frighten me. Waiting still. I am your shelter. Don't be afraid.”
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“we all make vows, Jimmy. And there is something very beautiful and touching and noble about wanting good impulses to be permanent and true forever," she said. "Most of us stand up and vow to love, honor and cherish someone. And we truly mean it, at the time. But two or twelve or twenty years down the road, the lawyers are negotiating the property settlement."
"You and George didn't go back on your promises."
She laughed. "Lemme tell ya something, sweetface. I have been married at least four times, to four different men." She watched him chew that over for a moment before continuing, "They've all been named George Edwards but, believe me, the man who is waiting for me down the hall is a whole lot different animal from the boy I married, back before there was dirt. Oh, there are continuities. He has always been fun and he has never been able to budget his time properly and - well, the rest is none of your business."
"But people change," he said quietly.
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“If you have to pay a bill, always make it look as if the amount is of no consequence.”
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“Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.”
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“It is folly to say you know what is happening to other people. Only they know, if they exist. They have their own Universes of their own eyes and ears.”
― Douglas Adams, quote from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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