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1 " Replace fear of the unknown with curiosity. "
― Penelope Ward , Jake Understood (Jake, #2)
2 " Sometimes, you need to step away to realize you can't really walk away from something that's a part of you. "
3 " Listen to me, Nina. We do need to talk, but it’s something I was really hoping to discuss with you in person. This is all my fault for being afraid to open up to you for so long. But here’s what cannot wait a second longer: You absolutely need to know right now that you are the only person in this world that has my heart, and nothing that I have to tell you will change that. "
4 " She was the Little Red Riding Hood in this situation and I was the Big Bad Wolf with a big bad boner. "
5 " Some of the most beautiful things are those we can only enjoy from afar. The unattainability makes the attraction more intense. "
6 " I think sometimes people come into our lives at a certain time for a reason. "
7 " Sometimes, if you’re willing to withstand a little pain in life, you might discover a pleasure that you never would have otherwise known existed. "
8 " We’re never a hundred percent in control in life, Nina. We just think we are. Something bigger than us is always in the driver’s seat. What we can control is our perception, our reactions to things. We can also control whether we choose to live life or live in fear. "
9 " I hadn’t held anyone like that in years. But never had it felt like this-like home-to me. "
10 " From the day you first walked into my life, you’ve been saving me. "
11 " I didn't just love her. To me, she was love, was life. My life started the day she entered it. It would end the day she left it. There was no gap between where I began and she ended. We were one. "
12 " no matter the hardship, it’s your attitude that will determine the quality of your life. "
