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Credence QUOTES

Credence QUOTES

1 " Making a mistake takes seconds. Living with them takes a lifetime. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

2 " Pain always reminds us that we’re alive. And the fear along with it that we want to stay that way. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

3 " Avoiding the bad means you risk avoiding the good, too, and I’d rather be hurt than never not feel this. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

4 " People may live different realities, but the truth is always the same. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

5 " Because you’re still you, no matter where you go,” I retort. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

6 " Everyone contemplates suicide at some point, even if it’s just for a minute. And one thing is usually the root cause. Loneliness. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

7 " Rain is passion. It’s a scream. It’s my hair sticking to my face as I wrap my arms around him. It’s spontaneous, and it’s loud.

Snowfall is like a secret. It’s whispers and firelight and searching for his warmth between the sheets at two a.m. when the rest of the house is asleep. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

8 " Because life is only happy when it’s shared. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

9 " My mother said the first boy—or man—is a crush.
You think you love them, but what you really love is how they make you feel. It’s not love. It’s lust. Lust for attention. Lust for danger. Lust to feel special. (...) The second is to learn about yourself. Your first crush has been crushed. You’re sad, but most of all, you’re angry. Angry enough to not let it happen again. (...) Love. When the lessons of your weakness with number one and your selfishness with number two sink in, and you find a medium. When you know who you are and you’re ready to welcome everything he is, and you’re not afraid anymore. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

10 " We all acclimate. We learn, we resolve, we come around—it’s not that anything really gets easier or harder. We just get better at rolling with it. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

11 " Sometimes people have to make their own mistakes and feel the pain. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

12 " When you’re cared for, you care for others. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

13 " Such a strange feeling, something so big, reminding you that you’re small, but also reminding you that you’re part of a world full of magnificent things. What a great thing to be able to see—and relearn—every day. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

14 " Because they were fuckers, baby,” he says, his voice thick. “They were fucking fuckers. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

15 " I might wish this change could’ve happened differently, but some of us don’t learn from the heat. We need the fire. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

16 " Lust, learn, and love,” she says, placing the condiments and touching her finger to the ketchup. “My mother said the first boy—or man—is a crush. You think you love them, but what you really love is how they make you feel. It’s not love. It’s lust. Lust for attention. Lust for danger. Lust to feel special.” She looks between us. “You’re needy with number one. Needy for someone to love you. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

17 " Sometimes, we all need to hide. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

18 " Unfortunately, the world moves on, and then it just becomes punishing yourself. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

19 " She needs a lot, and all of them are things you can’t buy. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence

20 " She’s describing us, I take it. “Number two is where you finally learn what you’re capable of,” she continues, tucking a loose strand from her ponytail behind her ear. “You start getting demanding. You grow bold, not afraid to start calling some shots. You’re also not afraid to be greedier in the bedroom, because it’s about what you want and not what he wants. Number two is to be used. In a way. "

― Penelope Douglas , Credence