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21 " I’m torn between deciding whether or not life is cruel. On one hand, it brought me you Yet it kept me from having you. "
― Dawn Lanuza , This is How It Starts
22 " I could keep sayingOne moreJust one moreBut when does it end? "
― Dawn Lanuza , The Last Time I'll Write About You
23 " I know some people freak out about not having plans. But do you realize? Not having a plan means freedom. You’re free to choose your next course of action. "
― Dawn Lanuza , The Hometown Hazard
24 " You held on to him In that forsaken bed He’s distant, cold — Nothing else could be said. "
25 " The thought of being in the same place as you scares me, but staying away from you for too long scares me in a different way. "
― Dawn Lanuza , I Must Belong Somewhere: Poetry and Prose
26 " Freedom is looking at your things and thinking, I don't need all of this. "
27 " the tale of the girlThey told the young girl,“Be hasty, be wise.Choose a man who’d give youyour best life.”The young girl grewinto a womanso now they tell her:“Be careful, be smart.You can’t afford to refuseanother heart.”When did the story change?Why do we flip the script when women age? "
― Dawn Lanuza , You Are Here
28 " One of life’s simplest pleasures is witnessing someone smile at youfor the first time. "
29 " I know I said I know all about wanting but I don’t know a thing about having. "
30 " I keep thinking, It’ll get better Just like you and I. And maybe once I find that perfect plate You and I will have the same fate We’ll have better timing, We’ll finally be on the same page. "
31 " You're the face of my youth, of second and too many chances, two clasped hands at the back of the car. I wish we could have just stayed. "
32 " Happy, he was my image of it, bright sunflowers in a field of green. "
33 " Not all heartbreaks have to end with you broken. "
34 " Should I be ThankfulOr Regretful That my only idea Of loveIsYou? "
35 " You're still cryingunderneath all these threads. The rush of the daythe sights, the sounds worked for you in the daylight but left you by night. You're still you:a hollow shell, a brook babbling, a mountain erupting,silently,patiently. Put a lid on the crater and still the lava flows. Mad, angry lines spilling:your temporary fixes are failing. "
36 " One day you’ll be brave againTo want something like thisAnd when that day comesYou’ll be better equipped with the belief:You deserve all the love,You deserve all the happiness.This is how it stars,May you welcome it. "
37 " MapsIf you found yourself lostand can't seem to turn back,consider that-you're not supposed to turn around. Keep moving forward. Tread along the path, even if it's dark. Maybe where you were isn't where you're supposed to be,and who you were isn't who you're supposed to be now. "
38 " Go ask the question: how do you want to be loved?Use it as a map. — What’s your love language? "
39 " Sometimes she feels,Sometimes she wished she didn't. "
40 " She could take care of herself, doesn’t mean she didn’t need someone else to do it. "