“You came here to speak of what is means to love your best friend. Ask: if flexing is being able to say the most in the fewest number of words, is there a greater flex than love? Nowhere to hide, nowhere to go, a direct gaze.”
― Open Water
― Open Water
“I'm trying to protect myself now”
― Freshwater
― Freshwater
“I had surrendered and the reward was that I knew myself”
― Freshwater
― Freshwater
“Miss Betty, relaxing is not a crime. Live a little. Best to do things while you still have your own teeth in your mouth.”
― Love After Love
― Love After Love
“Why should I be afraid? I am the source of the spring.”
― Freshwater
― Freshwater
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