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1 " It’s not an airport. You don’t have to announce your departure. "
― Sariah Wilson , The Paid Bridesmaid
2 " you know what happens whenever I draw a line in the sand? The tide always washes it away. "
3 " Whenever you feel like you need to run, know that I’ll always understand. And that I’ll come and find you. "
4 " I think I liked it better in the olden days when phones were dumb and people were smart. "
5 " Didn’t have a mom? Everyone had a mom. If he wanted one, he could have mine. "
6 " There’s something triumphant about a little sociopath deigning to cuddle with you. It’s like winning a prize. Dogs love everybody. Too easy— "
7 " my trust was so thoroughly violated that I find it hard to give it again. But it’s not the worst part. The worst is how hard it is to trust myself. When someone else makes you question everything—your judgment, your decisions, your intuition—that’s hard to recover from. He undermined my belief in me. "
8 " I would add things that hadn’t initially been on my daily checklist just to have the satisfaction of crossing them off. I loved lists. They made me feel in control of my life. "
9 " What part of the Old Testament do you think we’re on now? "
10 " It had been a long time since a man had looked at me that way because I put out such strong “do not disturb” vibes. "
11 " amused. "
12 " Shouldn’t you let him decide how he’s going to feel? You don’t get to preemptively decide how people will react before you even give them the chance. "
13 " That’s part of growing up with an alcoholic parent. You’re angry with them and resent their choices, but at the same time you want their love. You want them to choose you, to be more important than getting drunk. "
