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1 " There’s a difference between taking care of someone because you love them and taking care of someone because you want them to love you, "
― Lucy Score , Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1)
2 " At some point, you have got to stop worrying so much about what everyone else needs and start thinking about what you need. "
3 " When you trust someone to see you for who you really are, the betrayal is a thousand times worse than if you hadn’t handed them the weapons in the first place, "
4 " You’re the one who has to live your life. Don’t apologize to other people for the decisions you make for yourself. "
5 " You get to decide how you show up in this world. No one else gets to dictate to you who you are, "
6 " This book is about the bravery it takes for us to love someone when we all know how every love story ends. "
7 " You know what they say about fine. Fucked up. Insecure. Neurotic. And emotional, "
8 " So is setting an example for your niece about how she doesn’t need to turn herself inside out to be loved. How she doesn’t need to set herself on fire to keep someone else warm. Demanding to have your own needs met isn’t problematic—it’s heroic, and kids are watching. They’re always watching. If you set an example that tells her the only way she’s worthy of love is by giving everyone everything, she’ll internalize that message. "
9 " You’re telling me he’s a grumpy, overprotective hottie next-door and you’re not going to sleep with him? How wasteful. "
10 " She was carrying a bouquet of flowers, and for a second, I wanted to know who the hell had given them to her so I could kick their ass. "
11 " I’d lost myself while trying to convince someone else that I was what he wanted. I’d forgotten who I was because I’d let someone else take over the definition. "
12 " Sooner or later, you have to accept that you’re not responsible for other people’s choices. Worse, sometimes you can’t fix what’s wrong with them. "
13 " I’m going to tell you something that you and your brother both need to know, and I need this to resonate in your soul,” I said. His eyes locked on mine. Well, more on my mouth than my eyes. But it was good enough. “You’re both idiots. "
14 " pandemonium "
15 " Good. Heed my words. Don’t ever let a man you don’t like make decisions for you. "
16 " My wish for all of us is that we love whole-heartedly and are present enough in our relationships that when we part our only regret is quantity not quality. That we all understand that the pain of loss is what gives the rest of our life color and flavor and texture. "
17 " Yeah. You do,” he countered. “Pain is what tells you you’re alive. You numb that, and how do you know you’re still here? "
18 " Baby, you need to stop obsessing about the things you should be doing and make some time for the shit you wanna do. "
19 " But I did know that sometimes a bad seed was just a bad seed. No matter what field it was planted in, no matter how it was tended, some just came up rotten. "
20 " Some people don’t know what to do with their pain,” Naomi said, looking out the window again. “So they take it out on whoever is nearby. "
