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“We're more than our mistakes. We're more than what people expect of us.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“You can't always keep your loved ones with you. You can't always settle your life in one place. The world was made to change. But as long as you cherish the memories and make new ones along on the way, no matter where you are, you'll always be at home.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“I didn't need to die for him to kill me.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“You can do far more than you ever imagined.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“I never realized that courage was so terrifying.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“And I know the auditorium may be big enough to hold a thousand students, but it's too small to hide just one.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“I launch myself at Tomás. I want to pound his chest and tell him he was a fool for risking himself. He shouldn’t have done it for me. Never for me. But my arms wrap around his shoulders. He smells of horses and home. He startles—then he returns the hug. My brother. No matter how far I push him away, he will pick me up again and piece me together. “Te extrañé.” I whisper the words into his chest. “I missed you too,” he replies. His voice brims with feelings.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“Together we could be so strong, but the gun has made us individuals.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“It was the truest thing she said that night, as we both lied to each other.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“This is how I shape our future.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“Dad always told me there are more stories in the universe than stars in the sky. And in every story, there's the light of hope. That's why the seniors sent lanterns up to the sky-to make sure the darkness is never absolute.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends

“You can't always keep your loved ones with you. You can't always settle your life in one place. The world was made to change. But as long as you cherish the memories and make new ones along the way, no matter where you are, you'll always be at home.”
― Marieke Nijkamp, This Is Where It Ends