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21 " Have you ever looked forward to reading a book so much you can’t actually start it? "
― Beth O'Leary , The Flatshare (The Flatshare, #1)
22 " Remind myself that there is no saving of people – people can only save themselves. The best you can do is help when they’re ready. "
23 " This is the bit where we turn on the telly and a nuclear war has started," I say, twisting to lie down next to him.He smiles. "I don't think so. Doesn't work that way. Sometimes the happy thing just happens. "
24 " Who'd have thought -- you say something true enough times, you try hard enough, and maybe it sinks in. "
25 " Two a.m. is a terrible time for dwelling on legal issues. Worst of all the times. If midnight is witching hour, 2 a.m. is dwelling hour. "
26 " Humiliation is like mould: ignore it and the whole place will get smelly and green. "
27 " It can take people time to notice and process emotional abuse "
28 " oversharing is contagious. "
29 " I hand her the coffee. She gives it a sip, then nods in approval. I do a little fist pump, officially becoming a less odious human being than the man who wants to build a wall between Mexico and the US. "
30 " Often think it must be very tiring, being Tiffy. Even in note form she seems to expend so much energy. "
31 " It was a weird way to get to know Leon, writing all these notes over the last few months, and it sort of happened without me noticing - one minute I was scribbling him a quick note about leftovers, the next I was in a full-on, day-to-day correspondence. "
32 " You’re lovely, and I will never hurt you how he hurt you. (That part was me.) Leon xx "
33 " The sudden rememberings are striking at entirely random times now, just bobbing up out of nowhere and sending me absolutely reeling. "
34 " There’s lots of ways someone can make you stay with them, or think you want to. "
35 " How much did it hurt to come all this way knowing it was just to say goodbye? "
36 " It all seems too good, like we can't possibly deserve it, like we're taking too much happiness and not leaving enough for everyone. "
37 " she's like a Renaissance painting "
38 " Make mental note to listen to voicemail and change ringtone to something less embarrassing (this one is called 'Jive' and is far too funky for hospice setting. Not that funk does not have role in place of sickness, just that is not always appropriate). "
39 " What is this, medieval times? I bet I’m better at punching people than Leon. "
40 " He's where my mind goes when I'm feeling my best. "