“Not every story has a happy ending, but that doesn't mean it's not worth telling.”
“I lean forward and pinch his nostrils closed again, press my lips to his, and blow in more air. I think about all those times he stole my breath away. Why doesn't he use it now?”
“I'm not going to end up in some heap of crushed dreams.”
“Anybody that's capable of love can't be all bad.”
“His lips graze my ear and it's like fireflies are buzzing around my heart.”
“Grieving is a weakness-too human, too mired in compassion, and we can't repeat that mistake, can we?”
“I've seen that cornered look on more than a few Parish faces over the years, and each time it brings a lump to my throat. The old-timers say you eventually get numb to it. I'm not sure I want to live that long.”
“There was no fast and painless way to perform an amputation, Tessia knew. Not if you did it properly.”
“Some things aren't meant to be known. Only believed.”
“Drogo s’aperçut à quel point les hommes restent toujours séparés l'un de l'autre, malgré l'affection qu'ils peuvent se porter ; il s'aperçut que, si quelqu'un souffre, sa douleur lui appartient en propre, nul ne peut l'en décharger si légèrement que ce soit ; il s'aperçut que, si quelqu'un souffre, autrui ne souffre pas pour cela, même si son amour est grand, et c'est cela qui fait la solitude de la vie.”
“As I passed through the gates, the blistered hands of nostalgia gave my heart a good squeeze and I realized you miss shit times as well as good times, because at the end of the day what you're really missing is just time itself. ”
“It is always far easier to have faith in your own goodness than to confront others ad fight for your rights...”
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