Noughts & Crosses
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Don't you know that boys don't cry?' Adam grinned. 'Shall I tell you something I've only recently discovered,' I replied, not attempting to hide the tears rolling down my face and not the least bit ashamed of them. 'Boys don't cry, but real men do.
The point is, you have family and friends who love you. You have a world out there just waiting for you to conquer it. You have a life that will be anything you make it. That's the point.
Sometimes the things you're convinced you don't want turn out to be the thing you need the most in this world.
The truth isn't going to bend itself to suit you.
Boys don't cry, but men do.
Temptation leans on the doorbell, but opportunity knocks only once.
Five years off my life... I wondered with a wry smile, would people be immortal if they didn't have kids?
Did you love Melanie?" asked Adam unexpectedly. There was no pause before I shook my head. "That's a shame," said Adam. "Why?" "Well, someone as special as your daughter should've been... made with love.
I wish... I wish he wasn't quite so ashamed of me. And if he could stop feeling so ashamed of himself, then maybe we might stand a chance.
A backup plan means somewhere in my head, I think I might fail and that word is not in my vocabulary. Plus I'm too talented to fail.
Boys don't cry but real men do.
If you can only have one, which means more to you? Being someone or making a difference -Lynny
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