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1 " Own this love, Wes. It’s not just hers. It’s yours too. "
― Emma Scott , Bring Down the Stars (Beautiful Hearts, #1)
2 " Beauty and pain,” she said, almost to herself. “I don’t think you can separate the two.” “Maybe pain exists to make us appreciate the beauty,” I said. "
3 " Or maybe pain is just pain, and we romanticize the hell out of it to make it survivable. "
4 " Einstein says, I have no special talents. I’m just passionately curious. "
5 " Sometimes the heart hides itself behind the mind. "
6 " Feelings,” I said, “are like tonsils. Mostly useless, and occasionally a source of pain and discomfort. "
7 " I wouldn’t touch you so quickly, I thought. I’d wait. Draw it out. Build up the moment so that when it happens—when each of us feels the other’s skin for the first time—it’ll be something sublime. Something earned. "
8 " Live every life but the one you want.” I scrubbed my face with my hands. “I don’t know.” “I do. A writer who chooses an economics major. A runner who ignores his gift. A poet’s heart now encased in a warrior’s armor.” Professor "
9 " The air around Weston was always electric. A crackling force field that kept people away, fueled by his barbed tongue and acid wit. If I reached through it to touch him, no doubt I’d be shocked. It would hurt like hell. "
10 " Beauty and pain,” she said, almost to herself. “I don’t think you can separate the two.” “Maybe pain exists to make us appreciate the beauty, "
11 " I worried I would grow up to be trash too, and would hurt any woman I might someday love, so I vowed not to love anyone. "
12 " I hated single. I hated empty beds and silent mornings. I loved long talks, longer kisses and the feeling of having a partner as I navigated the world; one who would fill many chapters in the story of my life. "
13 " What happened that made you feel you don’t deserve anything good for yourself?” A car screeching away, my mother’s curses turning to wailing cries. And me, running down the street. My legs pumping hard and fast, even though I knew I’d never catch him. Even though he was long gone. “Good feels out of reach,” I murmured. “I’ve had good before and I lost it.” “So now you only reach for that which doesn’t hurt to lose. "
14 " I always get attached,” I said. “I can’t help myself. I don’t want casual, I want electricity. I want someone I can talk to for ages, someone who sets my blood on fire. And not just physically, you know? "
15 " I love her,” I said. “I don’t know how it happened, or why, but I do. Something in me connects to something in her. I’ve felt it since the day we met. "
16 " That feeling, I thought. That’s what I love. The first connection. A little uncertain moment that builds it into something strong and real. "
17 " I loved her…My soul sang the words I could never say to her out loud. "
18 " I have loved you with bothHands tied behind my backBound with pen and inkPaper and wordsSealed with someone else’s nameuntil this momentin which I am nothingbut a manwho loves a woman.There is nothing left to sayExcept to giveall of my heartFor you "
19 " For you, I would bring down the stars, wreath their fire around your neck like diamonds, and watch them pulse to the beat of your heart "
20 " The way he looked at me…I’d never in my life felt so cherished. “There’s so much I want to tell you,” he said.“Then tell me,” I whispered. "
