“The heart is a weapon—a self-inflicting weapon—that if not trained properly, can destroy a person.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“But maybe people like me aren't supposed to be saved. Maybe I'm just destined to bear the weight of the demons that lurk among the good.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“And that's the moment when you realize that hopes and dreams are as fucked up as fairytales.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“They say when you take revenge against another you lose your innocence.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“I’ve never come across anyone like him. His intensity is entirely consuming, and when I’m not with him, all I can think about are ways I can sneak around to get to him. It’s like he’s the oxygen I need to survive, and when he’s gone I’m suffocating. I don’t know if love is supposed to feel this way, but it’s all I know, and it’s all with him.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“Whether or not you’re in politics, everything is political. We all save face for others to perceive us in the best light. Nothing is real until you break down the walls and reveal the ugliness.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“How you feel is how you allow yourself to feel.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“Because life is not a fairytale, but we all need that one person who keeps the dream alive. You are that person for me.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“That's the moment I realized hopes and dreams are as fucked up as fairytales”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“Weakness derives from the soul. Most everyone has one, which gives a woman like me leverage. Leverage to play people to my liking, and so I do.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“There’s something about a beautiful, nearly flawless flower, emerging from muddled water.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“His eyes are sharp as he says this, the intensity prevalent,”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“Soon the happiness will be enough to weaken the control the past has on you, and it won’t hurt as badly as it does right now.” “But”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
“not to lose it. My thoughts rake at my heart, pricking tears that begin to puddle in my eyes.”
― E.K. Blair, quote from Bang
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“We don’t learn about taking care of ourselves the way we learn math. Although information is useful and sometimes critical, self-care isn’t only an intellectual process. It’s our experiences that change us.”
― Melody Beattie, quote from The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today's Generation
“It's not enough to step in front of people's bullets; you have to be bulletproof too. You have to be harder than anything anyone else can throw at you, and sometimes you risk losing yourself just trying to save yourself.”
― Anthony Breznican, quote from Brutal Youth
“I love that you have dreams but always remember that reality is here right now and is a lot harsher that anything you may possibly imagine. Always be aware of everything around you, especially those you love. Those closest to us sometimes have a habit of destroying us, whether intentionally or not.”
― Tami Egonu, quote from Bird
“Perhaps the bazaar looks disorganized to you, but it works for us. Perhaps Islam looks fanatical to you, but it provides us with the means to survive the harshness of this life and prepare us for a better life hereafter.”
― Leon Uris, quote from The Haj
“...for the purity of first light is bliss
and surely the whole point of faith
is just in this: -
Not that we believe
but that we ask of He
to have faith in us.”
― Gabriel Brunsdon, quote from Azlander: Second Nature
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