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1 " It would be unjust to blame the past for choices made in the present. Nor can we justify present choices by invoking the sins of the past. "
― Cassandra Clare , The Wicked Ones (Ghosts of the Shadow Market, #6)
2 " I sometimes think there is nothing more painful than love denied. To love someone you cannot have, to stand beside your hearts desire and be unable to take them in your arms. A love than cannot be requited. I can think of nothing more painful than that. "
3 " Feeling is what makes us human. Even the most difficult feelings. Perhaps especially those. Love, loss, longing—this is what it means to be truly alive. "
4 " Even if one half of her heart was gone forever, the other half was still here. "
5 " We always have a choice, Jem said, and for once, the voice in her mind sounded like him, warm and close. It’s not always the choice we would want, but it’s a choice nonetheless. The past happens to us. But we choose our future. "
6 " A love that cannot be requited. I can think of nothing more painful than that. "
7 " I sometimes think there is nothing more painful than love denied. To love someone you cannot have, to stand beside your heart’s desire and be unable to take them in your arms. A love that cannot be required. I can think of nothing more painful than that. "
8 " The challenge, Céline understood now, was to be seen—and once seen, to endure judgment. "
9 " Cruelty, harshness, pain: no one shielded us from the realities of life, and that made us strong. "
10 " the gargoyles of Notre Dame, those hideous stone demons clinging to gothic spires, awaiting their chance to devour the faithful. "