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Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5) QUOTES

Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5) QUOTES

1 " Happiness is a direction, not a place. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

2 " No one else can make you happy, and putting that expectation on the other will doom both of you. You don't look at someone and say, "You can make my life better." You look at someone and say, " I can make your life better." Be a blessing, not a burden. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

3 " I have places I want to travel and recipes I haven’t tried. Stay on the road and don’t kill me in this thing,” I warn her. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

4 " Because we all eat lies when our hearts are hungry "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

5 " Yeah, go ahead and try to be your daddy, baby,” the guy eggs her on. “You fall short!” “Haven’t you heard?” she shouts out the window at him. “I’m a mama’s girl!” And she speeds up even more. “Dylan! "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

6 " We could say we were young and stupid, but that excuse only lasts so long before you realize that you were selfish and just really big assholes.” I "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

7 " That’s the hardest thing about being a parent,” she explains. “Living through heartache, bearing your struggles, learning the hard lessons the hard way, and enduring years of climbing a wall only to fall back down and have to start all over again . . .” She holds my eyes, and her voice is weighted with sadness. “The tears, the waiting, the zero sense of who the hell you are, and then one day . . .” Her voice grows lighter and she looks happy. “You wake up, and finally you’re exactly the person you’ve always wanted to be. Strong, decisive, resolute, kind, brave . . . But then you also look in the mirror and you’re fifty-eight.” An "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

8 " Your kids—and I imagine they had more help—dug a wide but shallow grave on Weston’s football field. They stole the kid’s car, drove it into the hole, and buried it. They even made a nice little tombstone for it.” Snorts "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

9 " I think too many people give others too much power over them. But if they're not missing you or thinking about you or wanting to be near you, then it's time to realize you're worth someone who does "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

10 " Никто не сможет сделать тебя счастливым. Возлагая подобные ожидания на другого человека, ты обрекаешь на неудачу вас обоих. Нельзя просто взглянуть на кого-то и сказать: «Ты можешь сделать мою жизнь лучше». Нет, посмотри на него и скажи: «Я могу сделать твою жизнь лучше». Будь наградой, а не обузой. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

11 " La felicidad es una dirección, no un lugar. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

12 " El fracaso es una elección que fácilmente se convierte en un hábito. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

13 " Cuando sentí la necesidad, él no tenia la voluntad. Ahora que a él le hacia falta, descubrí que simplemente no estaba dispuesta a fingir afecto por él. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

14 " Volvería a hacer exactamente lo mismo, incluso sabiendo lo mal que todo terminaría, porque eres la única vida que he tenido, y no podría no tenerte... Me estrellaría y quemaría mil veces solo para tenerte. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

15 " Creo que muchas personas les dan a otros demasiado poder sobre ellos. Pero si no te extrañan, no piensan en ti o quieren estar cerca de ti, entonces es tiempo de darte cuenta que mereces alguien que sí lo haga. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

16 " La navaja de Ockham... La explicación más sencilla suele ser la correcta. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

17 " Todos comemos mentiras cuando nuestro corazón tiene hambre. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

18 " Los sacrificios y las decisiones no son difíciles para las personas buenas. Para los egoístas como yo, son duras hasta que ya no son tuyas para tomar. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

19 " Nadie más puede hacerte feliz, y poner esa expectativa en la otra persona los condenará a los dos. No miras a alguien y dices: <>. Lo miras y dices: <>. Ser una bendición, no una carga. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)

20 " Nadie más puede hacerte feliz, y poner esa expectativa en la otra persona los condenará a los dos. No miras a alguien y dices: "tú puedes mejorar mi vida". Lo miras y dices: "Yo puedo hacer tu vida mejor". Ser una bendición, no una carga. "

― Penelope Douglas , Next to Never (Fall Away, #4.5)