Katherine Allred Quotes

You can’t turn love on and off like a light switch, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is wall it off, one brick at a time, until you’ve created an impenetrable fortress around your emotions. And once that fortress is built, you camouflage it so well that even you can’t see it anymore.

This isn’t a church social, Sweetheart. You aren’t going to be able to save me this time.

Lies and half-truths hurt not only the liar, but the people they love most.

Please, hate me if you have to, never speak to me again, but don't settle for someone you don't love because I hurt you

To my surprise, Nick reached under his shirt and pulled out the half-heart pendant. With his gaze fixed on mine, he slid the chain over my head. “No one should have to go through life with only half a heart,” he whispered.

Sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do because it's the right choice. But occasionally we have to put ourselves first.