Quotes from Merrit Malloy

Remembering is the opposite of being here now; it's being there now.

We look for God as though he were not already here.

The Long Way HomeWhy is it when people feel they are losing each other they always leave each other?Why do people walk away from their house when all they have to do to get home is turn around?

When all that's left of me is love, Give me away.

To love is to stop comparing.

Love is proud of itself. It leaks out of us even with the tightest security.

One of the first things we have to let go of is not being able to let go of anybody.

That One Man (from The People Who Didn't Say Goodbye) There is always that one man who you can't avoid that one face that becomes the only representative of Heaven.

And I choose to be alone Rather than wrapped in arms I could never need.

There is a great fear that plagues only romantics and children... it is that they might be alright alone.

There are some people who would rather be right than happy, as though making a point was more fun than having a good time These are the people who will risk their lives to get the last laugh even when it isn't funny

When all that's left of me is love, Give me away.

It's amazing how many people will care about you if only you would care about them, and It's even more remarkable how many people will care about you anyway

If you are with someone you love Tell them.

I move impatiently towards a lover I haven't met

The Long Way Home Why is it when people feel they are losing each other they always leave each other? Why do people walk away from their house when all they have to do to get home is turn around?

Whatever it means, it matters, and most of it is true I loved every one of them and all of them...were you

The Thief who Couldn't Get Away I knew a man who didn't come to see his children for years... how inept a thief he was to rob from himself like that ...Ironically, his punishment for this was that his children loved him anyway...and it broke his heart

Compromise...is simply When we change the question To fit the answer...

Whatever we say We're always telling each other exactly what we want them to know... We are always telling each other The truth Even when We're lying

We grow to deserve what we need to believe... Since I've known you I've been careful not to pray out loud Wishes have a way of coming true when you least expect...

PRIVATE PRACTICES We may all get there...we may even arrive at the same time...but we all come alone

Persistence can (sometimes) make things last but it doesn't always make things work. The muscle will harden wherever you give it exercise, but Endurance isn't always enough...Because Practice can make anything perfect ...even grief can become an art

Why is it that we always remember that people forget; but we always forget that they remember? I used to remember...but I forgot!