I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
VERONICA ROTHDesperation can make a person do surprising things.
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If I let a little of the emotion out, all of it will come out, and it will never end.
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Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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We believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.
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We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.
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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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I think you’re still the only person sharp enough to sharpen someone like me.
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To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
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