Quotes from Shift

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“I am weird, and you know what? That's OK. So are most interesting people.”
― quote from Shift


“I believe in grey...Some things aren't straightforward. Not everything is true or false, real or imaginary, black or white. It's not that simple.”
― quote from Shift


“Imitation is the highest from of flattery. Until it isn't.”
― quote from Shift


“One more piece of sky in the jigsaw puzzle of our school.”
― quote from Shift


“... it looked at me as it passed, smiling in that crazy-happy way that dogs do. And I started laughing. I mean, how can you not laugh at a dog running on the beach? But I was also kind of crying, too. Laughing and crying simultaneously hurts. It hurts and it's confusing.”
― quote from Shift



“As we stood there, chest high in water, I felt like I was in the middle of my own romance novel.”
― quote from Shift


“The ocean is not to be trusted. It's dark and cold with a treacherous current that pulls you whichever way it wants. It can drown you or it refuse to drown you.”
― quote from Shift


“She was the whisper of a shadow.”
― quote from Shift


“Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Until it isn't.”
― quote from Shift


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