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21 " The idea of him making love to anyone else sent a shaft of pain straight through my middle. “You better wait on me, damn it.”“I don’t think I have much choice.” He brushed my hair back. “You’re the only one I’ve ever wanted, Alix, the only one I’ll ever want. That’s a promise. "
― , The Sweet Gum Tree
22 " There’s a part of everyone that needs to be taken care of. Denying it exists doesn’t change the truth, it only makes you very lonely. "
23 " ...while I was vowing to save Nick, he had taken on the job of being my protector and staunchest defender "
24 " I’d read enough to know that one of the symptoms of grief was a deep anger at the loved one who’d died, anger that impaired your judgement, made you want to scream and curse because they’d left you. But Nick hadn’t died, and I didn’t realize that I was suffering the symptoms of grief. "
25 " That was also the year I discovered Boys. Or maybe I should say they discovered me. By then I knew what they wanted and I wasn’t buying it. "
26 " But there are more kinds of hurt than physical ones, hurts that run ever deeper and leave bigger scars, and not even Nick could protect me from himself. "
27 " I’m sorry, Nick,” I whispered, slipping his pendant from my neck. “I didn’t know what else to do. "
28 " Helping someone because you feel sorry for them is one thing, but doing it because you like them and care about what happens to them is better. That means you aren't doing it for yourself. "
29 " Do you want to know the real reason I came back, Alix? It was because of you. You’re my roots. Wherever you are would be home to me. "
30 " People who love you don’t tell you to get on with your life without them. People who love you don’t sleep with someone else when they should be with you. "