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121 " The only thing I was still looking forward to was marriage. Before I was taken, it was all I thought about, what I daydreamed about, what I dreamed about still. My parents were happy together, and I saw the romances in movies. Maybe that’s why I gave my affection so freely: I wanted desperately to be loved. With that thought in my head, I looked up…And I saw him.Before I could check my thoughts, She asked me who I thought was so handsome. I hated being caught like that. But it was just admiration from afar. Surely that was harmless.There’s this boy on the beach. He’s tall and has dirty blonde hair. He’s very good-looking.She wanted to know what was so special about him.I don’t know. Maybe the expression on his face. He looks sad but hopeful somehow. Like he’s thinking about a million questions, but knows he has the answer to every one.She commented that that was a lot to observe in less than five minutes.I’ve become an excellent people-watcher.She laughed. I wondered if She could sense me rolling my eyes "
― Kiera Cass , The Siren
122 " Maybe I had to exist in constant sadness. She told me to live.... I didnt know how to tell Her that simply being alive was not enough to be called living. "
123 " My heart was completely gone, his in an instant. He wasn't sure what was wrong with me & wanted me to stay anyways. He didnt know what danger I was in but was ready to fight it for me. And who was I? No one really, just a girl. "
124 " It was a face that too many people ignored: Children's book held truths "
125 " —Siempre hay espacio para el amor —murmuró Padma—. Aunque sea tan pequeño como una grieta en una puerta. "
126 " —La vida no tiene sentido. El amor no tiene sentido. Y, aun así, ¿crees que no volvería a repetirlo todo, cada segundo de nuestra historia? "
127 " Ho la sensazione che tu abbia tanti pensieri da poterci riempire dei libri. E mi piacerebbe molto sentirli. "
128 " I turned to the voice, wondering if I was the fairy tale right now, or if he was. "
129 " La vida no tiene sentido. El amor no tiene sentido. Y, aun así, ¿crees que no volvería a repetirlo todo, cada segundo de nuestra historia? "
130 " And who was I? No one, really. Just a girl.But seeing myself through his eyes...I felt like so much more. "
131 " I wished I could explain to her how a full life cut short was better than an empty life that dragged on. "
132 " I could see the outline of the cage coming into sight.“It’s so beautiful out today,” she commented.“It is.” I started to sweat.“Do you need a hand?” She could see the trap breaking the water.“No, I’m good,” I said, clearing my throat.“Oh, that stinks. It’s empty.”“Oh well. No loss.” Maybe I didn’t have to do this now. Maybe she wouldn’t see the box, and I could just pull up the traps I had set earlier today. She didn’t have to know.“Wait. What’s that?”Okay, never mind. Back to plan A.“What’s what?” That was smooth. "
133 " Maybe the key for me to move forward wasn't to eliminate everything I feel. Maybe all I needed to do was focus on the one feeling that made all the others seem small. "