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21 " hate is like drinking a vial of poison and expecting it to harm the other person, "
― Gena Showalter , Firstlife (Everlife, #1)
22 " Fear keeps you alive. Fear reminds you that you are alive. "
23 " Yesterday, today and tomorrow, my actions matter. "
24 " Flesh heals. The soul can fester. "
25 " You saw his actions,” Bow says, “but not his heart.”Is she serious? “Actions reveal heart.”“Not always. Deception is all about perception. "
26 " Better you're my enemy and happy than my friend and miserable "
27 " He doesn’t yet understand the outside is a shell for all of us. My beauty is on the inside, where it never fades. "
28 " If happiness is dependent on outside variables, it can’t last. Variables always change. Real happiness has to come from within. "
29 " Someone who refuses to see the truth will accept the lie.” Well. "
30 " Fate is an excuse, a way to remove blame and therefore guilt for poor decision making. Free choice decides the outcome of your life, not fate. "
31 " The strong are tasked with the protection of the weak, because the strong aren't always strong and the weak aren't always weak. Everyone stumbles. And one day, when you stumble - and you will - you'll need someone to help you stand. Will there be anyone eager to do so, or will there be a line of people hoping to kick you while you're down? "
32 " But her general nastiness triggered my inner bitch. I didn’t even know I had an inner bitch! "
33 " The body doesn’t always crave what’s good for it. That’s why attraction will never be enough for me. That’s why there has to be more. Love. Devotion. Determination. "
34 " What's done is done and can't be undone. We can only move on from here "
35 " I remind myself that I'm no longer a damsel in distress. I can think this through. What I can't do? Base my decision on fear. Because, while I might be free to make my choice right now, I'll never be free from the consequences of that choice "
36 " the strong aren’t always strong and the weak aren’t always weak. Everyone stumbles. "
37 " Feelings are fleeting, no matter how earth-shattering they seem; they never last, always change. "
38 " Maybe I’m obsessed with numbers because they always tell a story and unlike people, they never lie. "
39 " I’ve been told history is written by survivors, but I know that isn’t always true. My name is Tenley Lockwood and very soon, I’ll be dead. This is my story—but my end is only the beginning. "
40 " six fundamental virtues: love, wisdom, truth, goodness, mercy and justice "