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21 " I wish I had cancer. Or some other grand battle. Dementia, stroke, organ failure. If I lose those fights, I’m brave. But the thing I’m battling is my mind. And if I lose, they’ll just call me weak. "
― Parker S. Huntington , Darling Venom
22 " Falling in love with you is like diving blindly into a book, not knowing it’s destined to be my favorite. Whatever’s more than love, I feel it for you. I am only ever going to be in love with you. "
― Parker S. Huntington , Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1)
23 " They say love is ten percent falling and ninety percent picking yourself back up. What they never tell you is how quick that ten percent passes and how long that ninety percent lasts. "
24 " I liked being too much because it meant I was never too little. "
25 " I wasn’t concerned about your sex life because you were a patient,” he said casually. “I’m concerned about it because I want to fuck your brains out until you lose the ability to walk straight. Unfortunately for me. "
26 " She uncurled my fingers one by one and pressed my palm to my heart. “Hatred comes from here. When you hate someone, a piece of them is lodged in your heart. If you don’t let the hate go, you live with that person inside you forever. "
27 " Perfection is unattainable. It’s stained by the suffering required to chase it. Perfect is something you think with your head. Lagom is something you feel with your heart. "
28 " Storms will always rage. Don’t run from them. Face them. Some things in life can only be learned in a storm. "
29 " Love is the most expensive thing you’ll ever own. You pay for it with grief, tears, and a piece of your soul, but in return, you receive happiness, memories, and life. "
30 " Love is just being there for someone. It’s that simple. "
31 " you are breathing, and it is beautiful, and i am so grateful for that "
32 " She tasted like sweet venom. Warm and cottony and dreamlike. Deadly toxic. Gorgeously addictive. "
33 " Falling in love makes you feel immortal. Don’t you want that? "
34 " Because that was what we were, essentially. Authors of our own stories. "
35 " Don’t succumb to the fire. Be the bigger flame. "
36 " Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill "
― Parker S. Huntington , Asher Black (The Five Syndicates, #1)
37 " if we could just stay this way forever, maybe it wouldn't hurt to breathe "
38 " Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. "
― Parker S. Huntington , Niccolaio Andretti (The Five Syndicates, #2)
39 " Bolt is a contronym—a word that is opposite itself. If you bolt something, you hold it together. If you bolt, you separate by fleeing. Bolt is a reminder that words were made by humans, and sometimes, humans make mistakes. Mistakes are powerful, not because they have the power to ruin your life, but because they possess the power to make you stronger. "
40 " Don’t shrink yourself to help others grow. "