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1 " I ask God all sorts of questions, but only science ever answers back. "
― Sarah Noffke , Ren: The Monster's Death (Ren #5)
2 " Building a happy life usually takes constant renovations. "
3 " The flaw is you thinking that you’re repressed. Those with that mentality will always find an oppressor. "
4 " God is always messing everything up with rules. He gives us the fountain of youth, but makes it so we have to kill ourselves to get there. Very freaking clever. "
5 " This experience is brand new. Not new. It is my first time, and also not. It is familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. I don’t know how to explain the feeling of unfeeling. Of experiencing the unexperience of this all. I am lost and yet I’m here. I’m me and yet I don’t fully know who that is. "
6 " He has exchanged part of his spirit for just the will to live. "
7 " For centuries explorers, scientists and religious followers have sought a way to make the hooded figure of death fail in his quest. And none have persevered. But they didn’t know what I know. They sought fountains of youth and treasures and other sacrificial regimens that would secure their immortality. But it’s not about the blood that runs through our veins. It’s about the approach. Death can’t be thwarted with a miracle cure. It has to be outmaneuvered. "
8 " People who seek immortality fail to see that they are trying to live forever by never dying. They are idiots. They are wrong. They will always fail. And they aren’t me, the most strategic man on this planet. "
9 " You look like hell,” she says, reaching out and touching my stubbled cheek. I smile against her fingers. “You do too. "
10 " I’ve been working too hard to have you spoil all my plans by dying. "
11 " The aurora borealis is proof that other worlds exist. It’s the bleeding over of these other worlds. "
12 " Each hour of the day, she wears the pain like a solider does a battle scar. Hidden. Buried under clothes. Away from the eyes of everyone. But I feel her pain. "
13 " I love that we are here, discussing my abusive behavior. That she’s hiding a smile. That I’m hiding everything. And that she’s the only person I can ever have a tender moment with quite like this. Leaving so much unsaid. Saying the things that matter very little. "
14 " You’re the best thing that ever happened to me,” she says, and for the first time in all our lives, I feel a pain in her that is too beautiful for words. It’s not the pain of rejection, like I’ve made her feel so many times. It’s not the pain of loss. It’s the pain of having, and realizing this world can gift us in ways that touch our soul. "
15 " You’re the best thing that ever happened to me,” she says. “It sounds like you’ve lived an incredibly sheltered life,” I say, gripping her hand firmly. "
16 " You don’t say goodbye when you know you’re going to see each other again. "
17 " I’ll spend my entire life, just searching for someone who compares to you. "
18 " On this day a star has fallen, one that will leave a permanent dark place in the sky. "
19 " Happiness has been the hardest thing for me to obtain, but there shouldn’t be a greater pursuit for you. You can save the world but if you don’t save yourself then it will never matter. "
20 " People like him are easily distracted and more intent on defending their egos than preserving their safety. People are so incredibly easy to manipulate. "
