Quotes From "Butterfly Weeds" By

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Dreams would always end with you, and then mornings would steal you away with a cruelty that haunted my days. Unknown
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The past is a very determined ghost, haunting every chance it gets. Unknown
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She always used to say that the past is a relentless parasite in its quest, feeding off of the senses, looking for anything that will trigger a memory—forever there to complicate the present, forever there to remind us that it will always be a piece of us. I never had a clue as to what she meant, until now. Unknown
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Big events, small, mundane moments of the day—it doesn’t matter; the past will find a way to squeeze into the present—if you let it. Unknown
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She tries to wear her pain on the inside. She always has. It’s the trademark of the oldest sibling, I think. Laura Miller
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Life didn’t go how I had planned, but I couldn’t have planned a better life. Somewhere in between the beginning and eternity, I fought the war that we all must fight—the journey that in taking, forces us to come face to face with our own realities. Unknown
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Tell me you’ve seen the world. Now, you’ve come back home Tell me you’ve carried me with you, That you’ve held me close. Tell me you’ve missed me Or that I’m not crazy for waiting cause Of all the butterflies that chose to stay, I’m in love with the one that got away Unknown
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More than every once in awhile, More than most dreams, More than just my heart, More than anything, More than you know, And more than I can say, I’ve loved you more Every passing day Unknown
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Now, you and I both know that I’ll wait a lifetime for you — remember, Butterfly Weeds never give up — so take your time down there. And tonight, as you watch that big, orange sun disappear into the earth and your world gradually grow dark, I’ll help God turn on the stars, and I’ll wait for my dawn — when you return to me, Julia Stephens.I love you, My Butterfly. You’ll always be my endless song. Love always and forever, Your one and only Butterfly Weed, Will. Unknown
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How does the story really go? Does she ever cross your mind? Does she ever steal your nights? Is she still a part of you? Do you ever wish she were still by your side? And what would you do? If she walked up here tomorrow And told you that she loved you? Would you drop it all and run to her? Would you tell her you love her too? Or would you simply send her home? And tell her you’ve moved on? Tell me, Buddy, what would you do? . Unknown