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21 " I feel the full force of what happened a year ago, and a staggering appreciation for everything that has happened since. For the way my days then look almost nothing like my days now. For the little things that snowballed into big things, that gave me the life I have today. "
― Emma Lord , You Have a Match
22 " The last time I saw a Prius going that fast, the REI flagship downtown was having a garage sale.” I sink my teeth into the protein bar. "
23 " Friends?'The word seemed cheap... It was never going to fully describe what we were to each other. But that wasn't what the word was doing right then. It wasn't a definition; it was a boundary. One I needed to accept.'Friends. "
24 " The feeling was enough, I think. Just to know it. To have it in my bones, make it a part of my history. There was a beautiful 'before,' without an 'after' to wreck it on the other side. "
25 " My life might feel like chaos, but it's never reached a level where one conversation with [Safiya] couldn't bring it back into focus. "
26 " My wishes were so specific then. I may not have been able to fix my problems, but at least I could give them names. Now I wouldn't even know where to begin. "
27 " My life might feel like chaos, but it's never reached a level where one conversation with Connie couldn't bring it back into focus. "
28 " I feel strangely invincible, like the moments happening right now don’t count for anything, but somehow count for everything at once. "