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1 " I want your pain. I want the demons who linger in the darkest part of your brain. Share the scary thoughts with me and share the happy ones. I wouldn’t trade them for anything. I’m done resisting what I should’ve taken a long time ago. "
― Lauren Asher , Wrecked (Dirty Air, #3)
2 " Fuck the usual. I don't want to be picture-perfect with you. I want to be a fucking mosaic, made up of broken pieces so damn colorful, you can't help finding them beautiful. "
3 " Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed so I might as well make today my bitch. "
4 " Mistakes can be forgotten but wasted time can never be earned back. "
5 " I don’t need a happy ending. I need our ending. The one that might be messy and imperfect, but exclusively ours. "
6 " If we let the nightmares define us, then we lose sight of our dreams. "
7 " I don't want to be picture-perfect with you. I want to be a fucking mosaic, made up of broken pieces so damn colorful you can't help finding them beautiful. "
8 " But with avoidance comes anxiety, like a freight train hitting me when I least expect it. "
9 " Zack said, ‘The sun might seem as if it stops shining from time to time because of a cloud or a rainstorm or the nighttime, but it’s still there. It endures everything to nurture the lives that depend on it. You’re my sun. I don’t care if you’re hidden because of a storm or the end of the fucking world. I can’t live without you, and I can’t imagine a world where my son would want to either.’” A couple of tears escape Vera’s eyes. "
10 " Jax leaves behind the softest kiss near the base of my neck. “I wish I hated you. But instead, you’re making me like you more. You pretend to be this put-together person, but you’re broken—damaged like me. And the absolute fucking worst is that I want to know your messed-up parts too. I want to put them together with mine and see what we create. So, I don’t know whether to run in the opposite direction or beg you for a chance despite how much of an arse I’ve been,” he whispers. "
11 " if we let the nightmares define us, then we lose sight of our dreams "
12 " I hate when the sadness comes in, like a dark fog stealing away my happiness. The feeling grips onto me with invisible talons and holds me hostage. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, my whole life turns upside down. "
13 " The rain makes me feel alive because it reminds me that life’s a cycle. Water falls from above to be sucked back up again by the clouds eventually—round and round. I love the storm clouds before the first drops fall. Love how the rain feels against my skin, and I love the way it smells. It’s so weird, but my favorite days are the gloomiest. And it teaches us how even the ugliest storms can lead to a rainbow at the end. "
14 " A new tear trickles down her cheek. I hate them. Before she has a chance to leave, I brush the droplets away with my other hand. “Why are you crying, and how do I get you to stop? "
15 " Jax steps away from me. “Learn to let go of whatever’s haunting you. You don’t want to become like me, ruining anything good in your life. Unfortunately, people like me don’t get a big happy ending. But you deserve it all. The dancing in the rain finale with some lovesick twat who can give you the best of him for the rest of your long lives.” He walks back to his room, leaving me in a mess of my own emotions. Jax Kingston stole a piece of my heart, and I’m not sure if I’ll ever get it back. And worse, I don’t know if I want it. "
16 " Racing keeps me sane. Some people say they don’t believe in love at first sight, but to me, that was it. I fell in love with adrenaline—a nasty lover who leaves me as quickly as she came. I chase after her in any way I can have her. Drinking, driving, fucking—all adrenaline-inducing activities to keep the edginess inside of me at bay. "
17 " You pretend to be this put-together person, but you’re broken—damaged like me. And the absolute fucking worst is that I want to know your messed-up parts too. I want to put them together with mine and see what we create "
18 " Love, is that you?” He smiles at me, all goofy with glazed eyes. “Who’s she?” A woman clutches onto his arm, pointing at me with a red-tipped finger. “The best part of my day,” Jax answers with another smile. "
19 " Don’t judge a book by its cover,” Elena rasps. “With the kind of porn books you read, I definitely do.” “They’re called romance. "
20 " I don’t want to hope. I don’t want to be better. And most of all, I don’t want to be reminded how empty my life is now that I’ve been around someone who makes the bad days bearable. "
