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1 " Falling in love is part choice, part fate. But how do you decide when to stop loving someone? "
― Melanie A. Smith , All of Me (The Safeguarded Heart #2)
2 " On the drive, I stick within sight of the water as it's always had a calming effect on me. Something about imaging what lurks beneath its surface, in depths that can't be seen, puts everything in perspective. It reminds me that we are all just small fish in a very big pond. "
3 " I've never been one to hold grudges. But forgiveness and trust are two very different things, not that I'm inclined to hand over either. "
4 " When he's not with me I feel less than whole. But the volatility of our relationship makes me wonder how much of that is what I want him to be, as opposed to what he actually is. If the idea of him is more fulfilling than being with him. "
5 " I'm like a druggie. And he's my drug. Can it last? Or is it, like any addiction, doomed to consume me, body and soul? "
6 " But the missing piece, and what there is no accounting for, is love. The force I've resisted all these years due to its destructive nature, its ability to make even the smartest among us do some truly unwise things. "
7 " Everyone can be selfish sometimes. Especially when they're hurting. "
8 " Yes,” he finally replies. “Welcome to my dirty side, Sera. I’d gotten a little tired of playing nice all the time. "
9 " I let the wave or mourners flow through and over me, their kind and well-meant words drops in a tumultuous ocean of grief. "
10 " It's the people we love the most who have the greatest capacity to cause us pain... "