“She chose messy, she chose wild. She chose life on her own terms.”

“By nature, we want to be liked. We want to be accepted. But, most of the time, we allow our worth to be decided by the people on the sidelines. By people that see snapshots of our life but have no clue what the whole picture looks like.”

“She was always the first to love, first to encourage, first to forgive...for everyone but herself.”

“You’re looking for real love in a ‘right now’ culture. And, many people might mistake you for just a ‘right now’ person. But, don’t let that fool you. You deserve the real love, the forever love. It might not be ‘right now’, but it’ll be the right love. And, it’ll be worth the wait.”

“You don’t have to stop fighting for others, you just have to remember to fight for yourself too.”

“And you find that sometimes you search to fill a void that doesn’t exist until you venture out far enough to create it.”

“Our biggest moments have happened in silence. In glances and embraces. As though our souls had found rest within each other. As though our hearts were memorizing the feelings and inscribing them in a language no one else could understand.”

“Falling in love with you was out of my control, but I do have a say in what happens next. And, I will choose to stay in love with you through everything this life throws at us.”

“I promise permanence. I promise persistence. I promise that falling in love was just the beginning for us.”

“When we let go of our pride, we give ourselves permission to be human. We give ourselves permission to slip up and hurt and to grow without ridiculous standards of perfection constantly looming over our heads. We give ourselves a chance to face conflicts, to face ourselves, and to heal. And, in this healing process, we give others a chance to follow our lead.”

“Not many get to see this side of him. So, if you do, know that you’re lucky.”