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1 " It was the people who tried to seem normal all the time who were really messed up "
― Todd Mitchell , The Secret to Lying
2 " ghost44: It's only when it's dark out that we can see the stars shine. "
3 " In order to know that you're dead, you have to be conscious. . . but if you're conscious, then you're not dead. the only thing you can know is being alive, so that's eternity. "
4 " ghost44: And if the person doesn't reach back?johnnyrotten: Then they don't reach back. Only you have to believe they will, or you're not really reaching. "
5 " There's just this empty shell, pretending to be human.""That's not true." I wished she could see herself the way I saw her- not some cold, distant model, but the girl who'd IM'd me and kept me from being alone. You're the most sincere, passionate, real person I've ever met.""I don't think that person exists anymore""She does," I said. "I'm talking to her "
6 " That's the gap," I said . Then I held out my hand and reached across.Ellie reached back, wrapping her slender fingers around mine. "So are you disappointed that I'm not the perfect girl you thought I was?""No. I like you much better now - bed-head and all. "
7 " ghost44: Guess you don't think I'm Jessica Keen anymore.johnnyrotten: No. Definitely not.ghost44: What makes you so sure?johnnyrotten: Because the only time I don't get that empty feeling is when I'm messaging you. "