Far From You Lisa Schroeder Quotes & Sayings

Life is the bad
with all the good.
The deadly sharks
with the beautiful sea stars.
The gigantic waves
with the sand castles.
The licorice
with the lemon and lime.
The loud lyrics
with the rhythm of the music.
The liver disease
with the love of a father and son.
It's life.
Sweet, beautiful,
wind on your face,
air in your lungs,
kisses on your lips.
life. — Lisa Schroeder

Maybe, just maybe, a reader would feel a little less alone in the world. — Lisa Schroeder

I write a note and tape it to my window
I'M NOT A DETECTIVE.
BE SPECIFIC! — Lisa Schroeder

Some mornings,
it's hard to get
out of bed.
Sleep lures you
like a stranger
with a piece of candy.
Follow me.
It will be okay.
I promise.
You know better,
but still you follow,
because you really do
love candy. — Lisa Schroeder

Ill lose myself in the pain. It might not make sense. But it works. — Lisa Schroeder

We don't talk. We just swing. There is comfort in the act of swinging. True, unexpected comfort. — Lisa Schroeder

What's your favorite movie? ... that should be our question. When we don't know what to say. Movies are a safe topic. What's wrong with the standard 'how's it going?' because all you get is 'Okay' or 'Fine', and then what? You're back where you started. It's a useless question. Like anyone is going to tell you how it's really going. — Lisa Schroeder

Find the gift in the little things. — Lisa Schroeder

Best friends are together through it all. Like soil & roots. One needing the other through chilling winters, scorching summers, through hailstorms & lightning Strikes. They weather it together. — Lisa Schroeder

I grab
a small container
of glitter.
Because this day,
this wonderful,
beautiful,
glorious day
just wouldn't be complete
without a little,
or a lot, of
g i t r
l t e — Lisa Schroeder

I hate this. Will the darkness ever fade?
Will I ever see light again?
Is it light where you are? — Lisa Schroeder

I tell myself it will protect me. He will protect me. — Lisa Schroeder

When he opens the door, I step in and an army of memories comes at me from all sides. — Lisa Schroeder

And then it hits me like a fast, open-palmed, stinging smack in the face.
Having a ghost boyfriend
WAS
weird — Lisa Schroeder

That's my girl.
Live a good life, Ava. — Lisa Schroeder

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU

When I hold a rose,
I see the soft, velvety petals
and smile, because
tucked between
those precious petals
is a special gift -
the one of a fragrance,
pure and sweet.
When you hold a rose,
you see the thorns
along the stem,
and you frown
because those thorns
can bring you pain
and cause you to bleed.
I see the gift.
You see the tragedy.
More and more
I fear that one of these days
someone will hand me a rose
and all I will see
are thorns.
Talk about tragedy. — Lisa Schroeder

Then she said good night and headed to her room. — Lisa Schroeder

Friends will keep us happy.
Our family keeps us warm.
We'll party through the good times
and hold tight through the storms. — Lisa Schroeder

Sleep little one
Sleep
Grow strong
And grow wings
The world is waiting for you — Lisa Schroeder

Music is so personal. — Lisa Schroeder

Who do I get the feeling
this boy is
lost at sea?
Just like me? — Lisa Schroeder

Life hands us things we don't want. Nasty things. Terrible things. It's how we handle those things that matters. That's all. — Lisa Schroeder

I peel
hiss tense fingers
on his right hand
away from
the steering wheel,
one
two
three
four
five.
With each finger,
the scowl
diappears
a little more. when i place
his hand on
my leg
and gently
caress it, he smiles.
That's better. — Lisa Schroeder

In that moment i realize a circle of love is ten times better than a procession of sorrys. — Lisa Schroeder

Sometimes life is a feast with eggs Benedict & hollandaise sauce, waffles & strawberries, sausage links & hashed brown potatoes. And sometimes life is scrambled eggs. In the end, your stomach gets full all the same. And years from now, you may not remember exactly what you ate. — Lisa Schroeder

I'm glad for the rain...It's good camouflage. — Lisa Schroeder

The whole school was in shock when he died.
Just six months earlier,
another guy from school died.
Everyone went on about too much tragedy.
Want to know about tragedy?
Come to my house.
A year later, tragedy is still here.
Every damn day, it's here. — Lisa Schroeder

I get it. Sometimes you want to remember. And sometimes you need to forget. — Lisa Schroeder

Everything's always changing.
Nothing stays the same.
Yesterday's gone forever,
I've got memories and my name. — Lisa Schroeder

Oftentimes
when I read a book,
I want to savor
each word,
each phrase,
each page,
loving the prose
so much,
I don't want it
to end.

Other times
the story pulls me in,
and I can hardly
read fast enough,
the details flying by,
some of them lost
because all that matters
is making sure
the character
is all right
when it's over. — Lisa Schroeder