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1 " Hey, are you crying? Don’t cry. Please. It’s fine.” But of course, his soft “don’t cry” only made her cry harder. And she hated crying. Stupid vulnerability. "
― Victoria Helen Stone , Half Past
2 " What if the hotel had passed on the message that her bed wasn’t slept in? "
3 " She got to choose who she was. If she wanted something different, it was up to her. "
4 " It belatedly occurred to her that the rolls could be poisoned. If so, she was already a goner. "
5 " But damned if she didn’t feel like herself for the first time in years. Confident and fun and a little reckless. "
6 " Everyone had their burdens. She didn’t have to make her loved ones feel her pain to make it real. "