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1 " So this was how it was. People entered your life. Some would stay. Some would not. Some would drift but would return to you. "
― Gayle Forman , Leave Me
2 " Scars are just tattoos with better stories.” Again, "
3 " sleeping late, like unconsciousness, happened for a reason. Because your body knew you couldn’t handle being awake. "
4 " She was in a free fall now. And it wasn't killing her. In fact, she was beginning to wonder if she might've had it backwards. All that fixating on the fall...maybe she should've been paying more attention to the free. "
5 " She felt almost tearfully grateful to be off the hook, and residually angry because she was always on the hook. "
6 " That's when I figured out the ugly secret of a mother's love: you protect them to protect yourself. "
7 " You never knew, did you? Maybe not knowing didn’t have to be so terrifying. Maybe it could just be life. “When "
8 " My husband used to say that scars were like tattoos but with better stories.” “I "
9 " this was exactly what he did: became a turtle, all hard shell. It was the perfect protection, the perfect weapon. She lost every time. She understood that "
10 " Add another piece to the puzzle.” “Am I really such a puzzle?” “Yes, but I’ve always enjoyed puzzles. "
11 " How much longer?” “Why? Are you going to miss me?” From the tug deep inside her stomach, she knew that she was. "
12 " Step away from the banana chair, Maribeth texted back. "
13 " The first time she had kissed him. The second time he had kissed her. The third time, they kissed each other. "
14 " All her life she had been such a planner, a plotter, a plodder. She planned meals the week before so she knew how to shop. She planned vacations a year in advance so they could save on airfare. "
15 " But now? She didn’t know what would happen next month. She didn’t even know what would happen next week. "