{"author":"Rachel Van Dyken","author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken","total_quotes":54,"quotes":[{"text":"Split in two,” he sang, “Loved by one, and then another. Pulled in a direction and then the other. If I could breathe you in, all of you, every day of my life, it wouldn’t be enough. My heart was captive long ago — then you stole it away, you helped me grow. Now I’m staring at my crossroads with a choice to make, wondering how in the world I even thought there was one way to take.” His hands flew over the piano, muscles tightened in his forearms as he leaned forward and continued singing. “My biggest fear, is not the ending of this life, but going through it without you by my side.” He repeated the chorus and closed his eyes, humming the haunting melody in such a way that I felt hypnotized. “Letting her go will be the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do — but I’m doing it so I can say goodbye to her — and good morning to you. Tell me it’s not too late to ask for a second.” He smirked but continued singing. “Third, fourth, tenth date.” His hands slowed. “Loving you will always be easy because when I look into your eyes I know you see the real me, so be my love, be my rain, be my clouds, be my pain.” “My biggest fear, is not the ending of this life, but going through it without you by my side.” He stopped playing. The room fell silent.","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["beautiful","both","choices","song","take-away","you-by-my-side"],"id":6101,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"Today I gave you an hour. A year ago I would have given you an eternity.","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["heartbreak","love"],"id":27014,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"But when a person’s so stuck in their own hole of darkness — it hurts like hell when someone shines a light on them. Your eyes have to adjust, and let’s just say it isn’t a pleasant experience; it’s why people stay there.","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["darkness","hole","ruin-eyes","stay","toxic"],"id":29436,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"Midnight's the only time where you can be both in the past, present, and future.","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["midnight","rachel-van-dyken","the-consequence-of-revenge","time","wisdom"],"id":41746,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"Each stroke of your fingers is a different word that describes the story. By itself it’s meaningless, but—” I pushed down on a few fingers helping her play a few notes. “String them together and you have a melody. You have a story. So, Saylor, what story do you want to tell?","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["each-string","heartbeat","music","passion","piano","story"],"id":43945,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"Gabe held my face between his hands. “What you two have — it’s a once in a lifetime — you fight for him, sweetheart. Fight for him with every last breath. No regrets, okay?","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["fight","lifetime"],"id":54266,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"The nurse smiled and patted my arm. “Don’t give up yet. Sometimes when we think God has written The End, what he really means is The Beginning.","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["dont-give-up","god","the-beginning","the-end"],"id":60652,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"The type of love that makes you want to laugh out loud—scream a bit—run in circles—and then repeat? Yeah that’s how I felt about Wes. Totally. Out. Of. Control. Giddiness.","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["happy","love"],"id":65235,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"Sometimes by holding onto what you love the most — you end up choking the very life from the thing you want to keep on living. It’s possible to try too hard, to love something so deeply that you lose yourself. The danger is never in loving someone — but losing your identity in the process. Because what happens when tragedy strikes? You’re left an empty shell. You’re left with nothing. ","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["empty-shell","holding-someone","losing-identity","nothing-left","strikes","tragedy"],"id":65933,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"},{"text":"You push forward, you fight the demons, you keep moving. Fear tries to paralyze you, to keep you from moving. It stops success, it stops progress - when you do things afraid, you're still accomplishing your goals, only you're doing it knowing that you are truly conquering the Everest in your life.","author":"Rachel Van Dyken","tags":["fear","fight","inspirational","truth"],"id":68375,"author_id":"Rachel+Van+Dyken"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":54,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}