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1 " Sometimes, bad things happen in families and everyone rushes to cover it up. You know how it is. They just keep patching up the broken bucket, so it can keep carrying water. "
― Anni Taylor , Stranger in the Woods
2 " Life was a series of missed chances. You thought your life consisted of options, but it didn’t. There were only ever chances, and you had to grab them while they lasted. "
3 " In my eyes, you’re every age you’ve ever been. All at the same time. And always perfect. "
4 " People just take pieces of you without a second thought, if they think they can get away with it. "
5 " It’s too hard, this life. Too hard. Things hit you out of nowhere, and then what are you supposed to do? Just start again in the new direction that life has set you in? How many times can you do that? "
6 " Then, yes. Always date the girl wearing a Star Wars T-shirt. "
7 " I’d hate to think that I was like an ill wind blowing through this town. "
8 " My mum always tells me that if you have to draw a line because of someone’s bad behaviour, then draw the line around them, not yourself. That means that it’s up to the other person to improve and you shouldn’t restrict yourself because of their behaviour. "
9 " Small barely described the size of the village. The main strip consisted of five buildings—a tiny café, a post office, a grocery store, a butcher and a pub. And only two of those were open—the café and the pub. "
10 " had to make a decision, one way or another. Doing nothing was a decision as much as any other. "
