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21 " I didn’t let her in. She just ended up there. I met her, and she became a part of me.” His dark eyes pin me. “It wasn’t a matter of letting her in. It was accepting that she was already there and going with it. "
― Kristen Callihan , Fall (VIP, #3)
22 " I love you, Stella. I don’t want to go through this life without you. "
23 " I’m having inappropriate thoughts of running off with it.” I tell her solemnly. “And selling it.” “There’s the little thief I know.” “I’d give most of the money to charity.” She doesn’t look convincing. “Now, now, don’t try to Robin Hood it,” I tease. “It messes with my mental image of your mercenary ways. "
24 " Don’t knock love to you try it, kid. Rejecting something out of fear only paints you a fool. "
25 " They say there are times in your life when you realize everything is about to change. I never believed in that, until now. "
26 " Perfection is a myth. I’m not remotely perfect. If you love someone, you have to be willing to accept the flaws as well. "
27 " Becoming dependent on someone is a big fucking no-no. I can’t rely on her to bring me out of my dark moods; I’ve got to do that for myself. "
28 " I eye the little fur ball with trepidation. He might like Stella, but the bugger is shitty as fuck. "
29 " The future is a dark, nebulous place that I’ve never wanted to contemplate. Mostly because when I think of it, I see myself alone, irrelevant, and adrift. I tell myself I don’t mind being alone. "
30 " It need not be the same thing every day. But I’ve come to the realization that denying ourselves daily joy is to live a half life. And where is the fun in that? "
31 " You talk of my strength? You are the strongest person I’ve ever known. You are a survivor. Every day you fight for a better life. I am in awe of you. I adore you. I have since the beginning. Fear isn’t an easy thing to shake. But for you? I will be right there fighting by your side and never regret a day. "
32 " It fully hit me how much I want her. I want her under me, over me, beside me. I want to dedicate hours memorizing the pattern of her freckles, each curve and dip of her body. I want her body against mine until her scent is in my skin. I want to taste her, to fuck her, to laugh with her. I want everything. "
33 " Because when I’m low, I don’t want to be the one seeking out company. I want someone to find me, to tell me I’m wanted, needed. And when I don’t get that, I sink lower. Maybe John "
34 " There is no such thing as perfect. Human beings make mistakes. Humans who feel greatly often make the biggest ones. "
35 " I make jokes or downplay a situation because that’s how I deal. "
36 " stalemate. Fated to both love and resent each other.” “What did you do?” Obviously, she’d married the man. “I broke up with him.” She pops a cherry into her mouth and chews industriously. “And I was damned miserable.” “Did you go back to him?” “No.” She smiles. “He called every evening with one question. ‘Is it still worth it?’ I held out for months. Until finally, I could answer, no, being apart from him wasn’t worth it.” “Then you got together, lived happily ever after and all that jazz, right?” Mrs. Goldman shakes her head. “No. Everything I feared they would think, they did. I had to quit the firm and open my own. Set me back years because no one wanted to hire a woman as their financial manager.” A dark look comes into her eyes. “But I persisted. And I made it. "
37 " For all her protests, Stella watches me with avid interest as I tuck myself into my jeans and pull up the zipper. I don’t bother buttoning. First of all, I know it will piss her off. Secondly, it will piss her off.Her eyes stay locked on that open button, and I place my hands low on my hips, flexing my abs for added fun.“You sure you want me to keep these on?” I ask. "
38 " The weight in my chest, the way it becomes harder to get up in the morning, because the bed is comfortable and dreams are better than reality. Everything becomes heavy. "
39 " But at some point in every party I've been to, a sense of misery always seems to settle over it. As if everyone is trying desperately to convince everyone else that they're having fun, while on the inside, they're counting down the minutes until they can leave. "
40 " If my eyes could show my soul, everyone would cry when they saw me smile.” —Kurt Cobain "