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121 " If I had to boycott assholes out of my artistic menu, I’d be starved for movies, books, and songs. "
― Parker S. Huntington , Darling Venom
122 " Grief is a side effect of love. It lasts as long as the love lasts. You get used to the pain until you’re reminded it’s there. "
123 " Don’t lie, because the same people who believe your lies are also the ones who believe in you. — Unknown "
― Parker S. Huntington , Damiano De Luca (The Five Syndicates #4)
124 " When I loved a book, I didn’t read it once. I read it over and over again—until the pages fell off, until I could anticipate the words before I read them, until they sunk into me and melted inside my bones in a way that never happened with books I’d only read once. "
― Parker S. Huntington , Devious Lies (Cruel Crown, #1)
125 " This is why ribs form a cage around the heart. It’s an untamed animal, and wild animals can’t be trusted. "
126 " He stole my breath. Ripped it right out of my chest and took it as his. "
127 " Starless nights were a sign secrets needed to be shared. The abyssal darkness provided protection, and he’d said, if I was going to tell a secret, it had to be under an empty sky. "
128 " If scars tell stories, I have none. No bumps, valleys, or grooves. No blemishes to remind me of the damage I have caused. My skin is a liar. It is smooth. Unmarked. An empty canvas. One day, my sins will catch up to me, and when I die, it will be with a scar. "
129 " i believed a special place existed somewhere for people who were so tortured on Earth, they felt the only way out was to end it all. a place where they got to experience everything they missed out on in this place. love. happiness. relief "
130 " And then he sunk himself deep into me. "
― Parker S. Huntington , Bastiano Romano (The Five Syndicates, #3)
131 " I’d give you the ability to look at yourself through my eyes. You’d see that you are not the storm. You are lightning in the storm. You are what pierces through the clouds and shines brightest.You'd see exactly why I love you. "
132 " Fate is a hurricane. You think you know where it's going. You think you're safe. And just when you think you’ve weathered the storm, its path moves directly into yours. You, Emery Winthrop, are my hurricane. My fate. My Durga. My Tiger. "
133 " Hopelessness surged inside me. It was like watching the saddest movie you’d ever seen, knowing you couldn’t change the plot. "
134 " I wanted to share my starless skies and steal his scorching sun. I would never understand it, but it was my truth. "
135 " Living is an addiction, and it’s better to crave it than hate it. "
136 " I wanted to crack open her mind like a book and read it, but I was fucked if it became my favorite book to read. "
137 " You share your body with your demons, and they’re hungry. Let me feed them. "
138 " Why’d you lie?” “Because… I don’t know. Lies hurt. Truth slays. "
139 " Forgiving others is a difficult decision to make; forgiving yourself, often harder. But when you hold on to those negative emotions, you consume the space positive emotions should occupy. Forgiving doesn’t mean forgetting. It’s letting go of hostility—the part of pain and anger that poisons you the most. The part of pain that diminishes happiness. Liberate that pain. Cleanse yourself. Release those throbbing emotions, and take a step forward in life. Then another. And another. Until you allow yourself to love and be loved. Because you cannot love if you cannot forgive. "
― Parker S. Huntington , Niccolaio Andretti (The Five Syndicates, #2)
140 " Isn’t it crazy how we mind our own business, not knowing our next step can be the one that determines our forever? "