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1 " I have always been fascinated by the ocean, to dip a limb beneath its surface and know that I'm touching eternity, that it goes on forever until it begins here again. "
― Lauren DeStefano , Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1)
2 " Just being alive feels so arduous that all I want to do is climb under the covers and sleep. "
3 " We writers are resilient souls. "
4 " She smiles at our husband as she moves, and he blushes, overcome by her beauty. But I know what her smile really means...Her smile is her revenge. "
5 " They're dead. We're alive. We have things to do. "
6 " I have always been fascinated by the ocean, to dip a limb beneath its surface and know that I'm touching eternity, that it goes on forever until it begins here again. "
7 " Tell freedom I said hello. "
8 " Don't forget how you got here. Don't Forget. "
9 " I rip my handout of hers, and I want to back away. I want to get as far from her as I can, but for some reason I can't move from this spot."What else did you tell him? "
10 " There are lots of love stories here," she says. "They either end happily, or everyone dies." She laughs, but it sound more like a sob. "What else is there, right? "
11 " I hold on because you never know in this place when something good will be taken away. "
12 " I am intrigued. I am fearless. "
13 " I am charming. I am fearless. "
14 " Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale. "
15 " There are lots of love stories here.....They either end happily or everyone dies. "
16 " Real’ is a dirty word in this place. "
17 " Good night, sweetheart," he says. "Good bye, sweetheart," I say. And it's so casual, so innocent that he doesn't suspect a thing. "
18 " And it only seems fitting that, in this moment of illusion, the words just come out of me. "I love you, too. "
19 " Love is not enough to keep any of us alive. "
20 " Look," Linden says. " Look how beautiful it is.""The sunrise?" I ask."The start of a new day," Linden says. "Being healthy enough to witness it. "
