Quotes from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Every being in this world makes an impact on at least one person they encounter during their lifetime. You can change the course of someone’s life by just a kind word, a hateful one, or even by simply choosing not to say anything at all. Every choice you make has the potential to create a ripple effect, trickling into and affecting the lives of others.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Without heartache, there is no understanding of the true meaning of love. Without anger, passion cannot be comprehended. Without fear, there is nothing gained when overcome. And without sorrow, happiness can never be realized.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“I hope that one day you’ll find that source of light and let it heal you, too. Because if you do, it will illuminate your path and eventually lead you home. To me.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Beautiful people tend to be ugly, ugly people tend to be beautiful, storms tend to brew below a person’s cool, calm exterior, and tremendously happy people tend to be overcompensating for their own grief. Nothing is ever really what it seems.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“You’ve always been my sunshine. Ever since we were kids.” He tightens his gaze. “I know you’re still in there, Bree. And I will find you.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“The simplicity of living astounds me. But it’s the terror of death that devours me.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Face your fears and overcome them. Become the best person you can be as you grow into your impending adulthood. Find what drives you and hone those skills. Practice them and perfect them, so that you can leave this world in a better state than you found it.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“As long as you continue to travel through life in this darkness, you will never know how beautiful your light truly shines when you let yourself love and be loved. Trust me when I say, it’s a breathtaking sight to see. You burn as bright as the sun.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“You know, if the sun and the moon were to actually collide, it would set off a cataclysmic reaction of epic proportions. Are you ready to have your world completely obliterated?”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Sometimes in life there are these random moments when everything just clicks. When all the fragments of your fractured past fall together, merging in your mind to form a lucid image of your future. Each mistake made becomes a vital piece as it serves whatever purpose necessary to complete the picture as a whole and suddenly everything becomes so clear.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“It seems what people try to represent on the outside very rarely mirrors their inside. Beautiful people tend to be ugly, ugly people tend to be beautiful, storms tend to brew below a person’s cool, calm exterior, and tremendously happy people tend to be overcompensating for their own grief. Nothing is ever really what it seems.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“You call me your sun, well you’re my moon, Kaeleb. I know it’s not the most romantic thing I could say right now, but it’s true. You’re my balance. You’re the ebb to my flow. You’re the day to my night. The light to my dark. With all the bad that I’ve experienced, you are the good that balances my life.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“I learned a long time ago to never judge a book by its cover. It seems what people try to represent on the outside very rarely mirrors their inside.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“I think some people are just inexplicably bonded. Drawn by forces beyond their own comprehension, they have no choice but to gravitate toward one another. Destined by fate to keep crossing paths until they finally get it right.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Life is full of so much that you refuse to let yourself experience. The blanketing comfort of love, the fulfillment of contagious laughter, the peace of finding true joy, the butterflies of uncontainable excitement…these are all things that make up life. They should never be taken for granted. You of all people should understand that, sweetheart.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“You see, we’re intertwined. Tethered. Bound. And even while you thought you were alone, you weren’t. I had a strong hold on that cord connecting us and there was no way in hell I was letting you go. I will always be your anchor, Bree.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“[T]he way I see it, we're two people, so hopelessly intertwined, that without one, the other ceases to fully exist. You call me your moon, well, I call you my soul mate.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“There was no way I was letting you go.” He pauses briefly and his eyes tighten as they peer into mine. “Our bonds were secured.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“These ties can’t be broken. Our bonds are secure.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Sometimes it’s impossible for mere words to encompass how you really feel about someone. There’s nothing you could ever possibly say to adequately emulate the effect of that person’s presence in your life. It’s an overwhelming, indescribable feeling that consumes your heart and captivates your soul. It simply just is.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Perhaps even Princess Fi-Fi, ruler of Unicorn Land, where rainbows reign and all things are pink and sparkly.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Every being in this world makes an impact on at least one person they encounter during their lifetime. You can change the course of someone’s life by just a kind word, a hateful one, or even by simply choosing not to say anything at all. Every choice you make has the potential to create a ripple effect, trickling into and affecting the lives of others.
Life, your existence in this world, is a very powerful thing. Truly a gift that you can give to others, but by hiding behind my fears, by isolating everyone around me, I know that my gift has been utterly wasted. There is no mark I’ve made in this world. No betterment has been achieved. I’ve allowed myself to experience nothing that I could utilize in teaching others, helping others, or bettering their lives.
And as I come to this realization, the flame within me begins to burn so intensely, it illuminates the darkness, lighting the path I must take to become the person I know I want to be. That I can become. But I also know that it won’t be an easy journey.
There will be heartache.
There will be anger.
There will be fear.
There will be sorrow.
But as with all life, there must be balance.
Without heartache, there is no understanding of the true meaning of love. Without anger, passion cannot be comprehended. Without fear, there is nothing gained when overcome. And without sorrow, happiness can never be realized.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“So here’s my advice:
“Face your fears and overcome them. Become the best person you can be as you grow into your impending adulthood. Find what drives you and hone those skills. Practice them and perfect them, so that you can leave this world in a better state than you found it.
“Be thankful for each day you’re granted on this earth. Form friendships. Find love. Feel passion. Embrace destiny. Your destiny. Because at the end of these four years, you will most likely not be the same person you are at this moment. It’s up to you to decide who you will be. What you will do. And how you will do it. So, choose wisely.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“You’d be the exception, you know. With you, it would be real, not an escape.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Do you remember me?”
His answer is instantaneous. “How could I ever forget you?”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“I'll help you get lost any time, Sunshine. The only deal is you have to promise to come back. I never want to lose you again.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“are no walls. There is only complete vulnerability as I cry for what I did to those I love.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“girl I lost all those years ago is standing right in front of me. It’s a bit surreal.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

“Guilt overcomes me, and the piercing pain of its presence slices open my chest with the precision of a sharpened blade. Tears roll down my wrists and forearms as it penetrates, cutting and stripping away the layers of decay until only a small sliver which burns brightly with unwavering vitality remains.”
― L.B. Simmons, quote from The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

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