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1 " He smiled, and instead of the usual butterflies, it felt like a flock of pigeons were flapping in my tummy. "
― Sadie Allen , Saving Me
2 " He didn’t have to say the words. His actions, his kiss, they showed me he thought I was worth something. That he thought I was precious. It was the little things. It was everything. "
3 " Wounds to the soul didn't just bleed; they ate at your very being. They fed on everything good, everything right, until you were hollow. "
4 " When you put labels on someone, it's like sticking them in a box with no air holes until they slowly suffocate. People aren't just one thing. They're many things. "
5 " When you put labels on someone, it’s like sticking them in a box with no air holes until they slowly suffocate. People aren’t just one thing. They’re many things. "
6 " The hollowness inside me was infinite. My heart felt heavy, like every beat was a Herculean feat. It, along with my mind and body, were sinking, too tired to fight the pull of the encroaching darkness. I wanted to slip under. I wanted the peace it would bring. To not feel a single thing ever again. "
7 " Wounds to the soul didn’t just bleed; they ate at your very being. They fed on everything good, everything right, until you were hollow. Until you were a husk of the person you once were. Until you crumbled to dust and blew away in the wind. I was ready. I was past ready to leave this world on a breeze. "
8 " Why? Why are you doing this?”“What?”“The snaps and this?” I gestured with my hand, moving it back and forth between us.“It’s all part of my plan,” he said somewhat cryptically.“Plan for what?” I was confused. What kind of plan did he have that involved me.He didn’t make me wait for the answer.“My plan for saving you. "
9 " Your beauty isn’t just on the outside; you have this light inside you that you don’t even realize you have. You’re beautiful on the inside. I don’t know how it all got twisted inside your head, but you are. Your beauty shines so bright that you practically glow. "
10 " Sometimes, the bravest thing we choose is to be ourselves and live on our own terms. "
11 " I love you, Ally. I love you more than I’ve ever loved anyone. I’ll give you time, and when you’re ready, I will be right here waiting for you. "
12 " Life rarely turns out how we plan it … It’s funny that way. How well it turns out depends on how you accept those changed plans and live the life you’re meant to, not the one you expected. "
13 " I tried to visualize my happy place - a beach with warm, white sand and sparkling, clear blue water. However, the only blue I could see were Sterling Chapman's eyes. "