I might have a fancy roof over my head and soap to wash away the dirt, but I’m still the same girl beneath. It’s important neither of us forget it.
T.L. MARTINThere’s nothing more dishonest than words.
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Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
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But I was still weird enough that people otherwise left me alone.
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Hatred’s the fuel that keeps me alive.
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I quickly learned I needed someone who specifically enjoyed, or at the very least could take it, when I hit that point of blinding release. Every time, I lost all sense of the control I work so hard at maintaining.
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You understand what I’m telling you, Tommy? You have a light inside you, and the only person who gets to decide whether that light shines or not is you.
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Pushing out a breath, I lean against the wall and slide to the floor. I sit beside her for as long as it takes. Listening until her sobs fade and the shower turns on.
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We have no use for people who don’t want to be here.
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Today, I painted with blood.
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Really see me. Then I remember who I am, and that no one wants to see the parts of me I try so hard to hide. It’s a plain fact, not something I pity.
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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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Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.
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There’s nothing more dishonest than words.
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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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I don’t deal with them. And if I don’t deal with them, I have no reason to learn their names.
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Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people.
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