I suppose it was easier to pretend I didn’t exist than it was to exorcise my demons.
T.L. MARTINHe doesn’t look at me like he’s owed anything. He looks at me like I’ve already given him everything.
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There’s a difference between loving someone as they are whole, and wanting to see all of their pieces. I’ve understood this for a while now, and I don’t fault anyone for it.
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Like I’m a puzzle to be worked out and he’s got all damn day.
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I need someone who sees the fire in my eyes and wants to play with it.
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Eva’s an enigma, and she’s my enigma. My secret. My lifeline.
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All the hardest, coldest people you meet were once as soft as water. And that’s the tragedy of living.
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A mouse trying hard to come off as a lion.
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I felt it. I heard the snap of my heart tearing in half. It wasn’t a messy, dirty rip like I’d expected, but a smooth, clean line that knew just where to break to hurt me the most.
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I never claimed to be a predator, but right now she’s certainly the prey.
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But I was still weird enough that people otherwise left me alone.
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The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.
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I part my lips, but no words come out. I want to cry. Want to beg. Want to scream. But mostly, I want to hold him until I know he’s going to be okay. Then I want him to hold me until I’m okay, too.
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Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.
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Maybe I’ve dragged myself through the mud since then, but even mud hardens beneath your shoes. I must be standing on a mountain of it by now. And no one can touch me from way the hell up here.
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Life is going to break your heart. Remember to say thank you.
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Art is a private piece of me.
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