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1 " But there was a difference between being stuck and choosing to stay. Between being found and finding yourself. "
― Martina Boone , Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1)
2 " Love doesn't come with an on-off switch. It's made of too many threads of memory and hope and heartache that weave themselves into the very core of who you are. "
3 " It doesn't matter how great your shoes are if you don't accomplish anything in them. "
4 " We've lost a lot of years, but you can't lose love. Not real love. It stays locked inside you, ready for whenever you are strong enough to find it again. "
5 " Things, and people, were always more beautiful when you were afraid to lose them. "
6 " But the people who mattered were the people you chose instead of the people who were yours by an accident of birth. Real family was heart as much as, if not more than, blood. "
7 " Sometimes, though, we let ourselves get so used to being 'fine' that we lose track of how 'not fine' we are. "
8 " Is there a reason you look like you want to murder me?""Not particularly. You have that effect on people. "
9 " But you can't lose someone you truly love. Love doesn't come with an on-off switch. It's made of to many threads of memory and hope and heartache that weave themselves into the very core of who you are. "
10 " Easy. You could have moved on to something better.” “That’s exactly what I’m saying—” “This is a boy, not a dress!” “Which only makes him harder to return! "
11 " Daddy sounded like a piece of work. "
12 " Everyone lives locked inside their own anger until someone is finally brave enough to step outside themselves to see the view from the other side. "
13 " It’s a coping mechanism,” Pru said. “Telling yourself you’re all right even when you’re not. "
14 " Who says time moves in a line? Could be it’s all mixed up like the water. Like souls and karma. Could be a million years is only five minutes from now, and it won’t be long before I see you. "