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1 " Love and hate are practically the same thing. "
― Kristin Halbrook , Nobody But Us
2 " Girls should be strong together. Strong like steel, merry like the tinkling of chimes dancing in the wind. "
3 " Before I knew escape, life was something to be endured, passively. Now I hunger for it. "
4 " This happiness was never meant for me. "
5 " I stopped talking to people long before I'd figured out how to. "
6 " He wanted to keep things in, and all I wanted to do was get out. "
7 " He tucks his hands on the back of my head and rests his mouth on my forehead. I close my eyes. “I could stand here forever,” he says. “In this place? This oh-so-classy motel room?” “That’s the thing. It don’t matter where. "
8 " Our love like this, grown while we committed crimes—it's going to destroy us. "
9 " Are you laughing at me?” I squawk. I laugh, too, my voice sounds so strained. Will’s laughter picks up even more. “I can’t help it. You make me happy. "
10 " I’ll take care of you. Like you take care of me. "
11 " The moment I stopped being angry,the moment the silence filled my ears like water, was the moment I wanted to die,too. "
12 " I want to live. "
13 " My Zoe.“You did right,” I tell her. “You’re better than I could ever be, you know that? ’Cause you do the right thing.”“You’re so fucking beautiful. You’re an angel. And you know—” I make a grasping, chesty sound. “You know fucking everything and … everything, about me. And you still love me, don’t you?”She nods. Then she flings herself into my lap.“I’m sorry,” she chokes.“You want to save me. Bad as I want to save you. I know about that.”- Will "
14 " Zoe : “I love him so much. How did I not realize this before, the way love grows over time,over experiences? "
― Kristin Halbrook
