Marisa Donnelly

Stop worrying so much about who likes you or doesn’t like you.

The Pisces is the most giving of the signs. They are givers of gifts, of attention, of thoughts, and of love.

I never got to ask you what you were afraid of, what your dreams were, if you were happy.

“The sea’s depth can be predicted, but no one can know what’s in someone’s heart.”

You’re each other’s first friends. And first enemies. Which has totally made your bond unbreakable.

The way or she speaks. Is it quiet or loud? Do they speak with their hands or with their eyes? When they talk about something they’re passionate about, does the pace of their speech quicken?

Your stubbornness matched mine in ways that always made me question how we even ended up together. But we did, somehow.

Over time, after growing apart, it’s definitely possible to care about someone you used to love on a friendship-level. Personally, I don’t know how you couldn’t.

The mornings when your head is spinning with alarms, deadlines, and to-do lists. That’s when I want you the most.

She’ll love your darkest places. The unforgiveable places. The places and memories and regrets and thoughts you keep hidden in the shadowy corners of your mind—she will love those.

When he pulls the ‘I have a gun’ line (and other threats) on your very first boyfriend.

I was terrified about going home for Valentine’s Day weekend. This trip had the potential of getting my mind (and body) out of awkward, what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-life situations. But it could also be a reminder of how utterly single I was. I was twenty-two and hanging out with my parents. SOS.