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I nearly died, she’d hiss. I was so jealous of her. I was jealous of her cancer in the way only a teenager can be. I am too old for that now. Almost dying at a young, tragic age loses its seductive qualities the moment you turn twenty-five.
“do I have to snap the wine bottle inside him to get him to stop sending me sad emails? Do I have to cut his nipple off for him to realise he should probably ring the police? Do I have to cave his head in with my camera, rather than hit him the once? Do I have to crash his car? Do I have to smash a glass over the head of every single man I come into contact with, just so I leave a fucking mark?”
― Boy Parts
― Boy Parts
“Your father is only your father
until one of you forgets. Like how the spine
won't remember its wings
no matter how many times our knees
kiss the pavement. Ocean,
are you listening? The most beautiful part
of your body is wherever
your mother's shadow falls.”
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
until one of you forgets. Like how the spine
won't remember its wings
no matter how many times our knees
kiss the pavement. Ocean,
are you listening? The most beautiful part
of your body is wherever
your mother's shadow falls.”
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
“Life wasn’t about avoiding suffering.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“Was it my idea to have him hurt me, or did he just let me think it was?”
― Boy Parts
― Boy Parts
“I met a man tonight.... maybe I shouldn't have, but he had the hands of someone I used to know. Someone I was used to.”
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
― Night Sky with Exit Wounds
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