Quotes from Firstlife

“I think I need to avoid the world today. There’s no way I
can adult.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“If at first you don't succeed, kill your opponent.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“The most destructive or constructive actions begin with a single thought.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Hate is like drinking a vial of poison and expecting it to harm the other person, You’re not hurting the guy, only yourself.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Remember, the truth hurts for a little while. Lies hurt forever.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Would do anything for five more minutes. Just five. To hold her hand, to tell her I forgive her.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Are you living your parents’ dream...or your own?”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“What you know and feel matters, but what you do matters more.”
—Troika”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Without pressure, there would be no diamonds. Without tests and trials, you wouldn’t know your own strength—or weaknesses.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“You saw his actions,” Bow says, “but not his heart.”
Is she serious? “Actions reveal heart.”
“Not always. Deception is all about perception.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Last will never be more important than commitment. Commitment stacks the odds of a successful relationship in my favor.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Physical pain will never compare to mental anguish”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“I am alone. Never will I believe You care for me The truth is Having faith in you is foolish I don’t think My well-being is your first priority I know We’ll protect each other Is just silly. I believe Remaining on my own Is the smartest course of action Staying with you Is the fastest way to Firstdeath Walking—no, running—away from you Won’t be easy, but I’m willing to do it And I know that We’re better off together Is a lie. For I’m certain of this: I am alone. Two”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Tall, blonde and model-pretty, she’s the girl every other longs to be. Until she opens her mouth, and her outer beauty can no longer compensate for her inner bitch.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Flesh heals. The soul can fester.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Stop trusting your eyes and start listening to your heart. It sees more than you ever will.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Gotta slay a lion before you can slay a dragon”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“hate is like drinking a vial of poison and expecting it to harm the other person,”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Fear keeps you alive. Fear reminds you that you are alive.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“But her general nastiness triggered my inner bitch. I didn’t even know I had an inner bitch!”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Yesterday, today and tomorrow, my actions matter.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“He doesn’t yet understand the outside is a shell for all of us. My beauty is on the inside, where it never fades.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“The body doesn’t always crave what’s good for it. That’s why attraction will never be enough for me. That’s why there has to be more. Love. Devotion. Determination.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Someone who refuses to see the truth will accept the lie. Someone who accepts the lie will never see the truth”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Better you're my enemy and happy than my friend and miserable”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“Someone who refuses to see the truth will accept the lie.” Well.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“If happiness is dependent on outside variables, it can’t last. Variables always change. Real happiness has to come from within.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“I remind myself that I'm no longer a damsel in distress. I can think this through. What I can't do? Base my decision on fear. Because, while I might be free to make my choice right now, I'll never be free from the consequences of that choice”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

“six fundamental virtues: love, wisdom, truth, goodness, mercy and justice”
― Gena Showalter, quote from Firstlife

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