“Break me.” She stared at me like she wasn’t completely whole and didn’t entirely care. “Then put me back together, mismatched, scarred, and chaotic as this storm.”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
“Tacenda originates from the Latin participle taceo for ‘I am silent’. Taceo is also the verb for ‘I am still or at rest’. Taceo reminds us silence isn’t a sign of weakness. It is a sign of rest, of certainty, of contentment. Silence is the best response to people who don’t deserve your words.”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
“Don’t succumb to the fire. Be the bigger flame.”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
“Storms will always rage. Don’t run from them. Face them. Some things in life can only be learned in a storm.”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
“Ya’aburnee is Arabic for you bury me. It is the hope that you will die before your one true love because you cannot bear to live without them.”
― Devious Lies
― Devious Lies
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