And yet, because I love thee, I obtainFrom that same love this vindicating grace,To live on still in love, and yet in vain

Certainly no one has ever died of an unrequited passion__t's usually the ones that are requited that get people in trouble.

Soul connections are not often found and are worth every bit of fight left in you to keep.

Lexie was the leader of the bobble heads. They were a group of girls best described as perfect, plastic, fake and hollow headed, hence the name bobble heads.

Flashes of my past lives kept crawling across my vision. I had Akima__ laugh, Eve__ blind ability to love, and Marrah__ unwavering belief in family. I was all of these women and none of them. Their souls carried along inside of me but unmistakable from my own.I saw their lives in pieces, their triumphs and sorrows, loved ones gained and lost. They were all different yet somehow the same. We were sisters and daughters, lovers and wives.Pacey O'Brien-Lilith

Dear Matthew-There's one more thing I didn't get to tell you that night in my bedroom. Here it is: I love you. I'm in love with you. I have been for a long time. This might seem like a strange thing for me to say given the fact we aren't speaking to each other. But I've decided that it's possible to love someone for entirely selfless reasons, for all of their flaws and weaknesses, and still not succeed in having them love you back. It's sad perhaps, but not tragic, unless you dwell forever in the pursuit of their elusive affections.