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21 " I expect you to give her your support when she's earned it and your criticism when she deserves it. That's what siblings are for, after all. "
― Katharine McGee , American Royals (American Royals, #1)
22 " I wish we could erase all those—those atrocities,” she stammered, and was surprised by her father’s reply. “Never say that,” he insisted. “Say you want to make things right, to build a better future. But erasing the past—or worse, trying to rewrite it—is the tool of despots. Only by engaging with the past can we avoid repeating it. "
23 " The only people free from censure are people who’ve never taken a stand. "
24 " All I know is that when I need to eat my feelings, my feelings taste like Wawa milkshakes with extra M&Ms. "
25 " Sorry isn't a magic eraser that undoes whatever wrong thing you did! You can't just say sorry and expect everything to be the way it was, not when people have been hurt! "
26 " You think your predecessors never made mistakes?” he asked, then swiftly answered his own question. “Of course they did. Our nation’s history is woven from their errors in judgment, their wrong decisions, as much as it is from their achievements. "
27 " Relationships never make sense from the outside; the only people qualified to weigh in on them are the people in them. "
28 " This was how a kiss was supposed to feel—electric and pulsing and smoky all at once, like you'd discovered a new source of fuel that could warm you from within. "
29 " Samantha, criticism is a good thing. It means you've fought for something. "
30 " It was so much easier to break an arm than to break your heart. Hearts didn’t heal themselves. Hearts didn’t remake themselves stronger than before. "
31 " Yes, exactly, because you’re a woman, and the world will make everything exponentially more difficult for you. It isn’t right, or fair, but it is the truth. "
32 " She hated that her siblings thought she was cold or unfeeling. Just because she'd been brought up to keep her emotions hidden didn't mean that she never experienced those emotions. "
33 " Only by engaging with the past can we avoid repeating it. "
34 " Say you want to make things right, to build a better future. But erasing the past—or worse, trying to rewrite it—is the tool of despots. Only by engaging with the past can we avoid repeating it. "
35 " criticism is a good thing. It means you’ve fought for something. The only people free from censure are people who’ve never taken a stand. "
36 " Never say that,” he insisted. “Say you want to make things right, to build a better future. But erasing the past—or worse, trying to rewrite it—is the tool of despots. Only by engaging with the past can we avoid repeating it. "
37 " All I’ve ever done for America is give and give and give, and still America wants more! When will it ever be enough? "
38 " I didn’t realize this was about Emily,” Beatrice said softly. “I wonder which ending the show will give her. "
39 " concept. "
40 " Then Connor forcibly broke away. “Beatrice, no. "