“You make yourself strong because it's expected of you. You become confident because someone beside you is unsure. You turn into the person others need you to be.”
― Vanishing Acts
― Vanishing Acts
“Maybe that was why she couldn't cry, she realized, staring dry-eyed at the ceiling. Because what was the point in crying when there was no one there to comfort you? And what was worse, when you couldn't even comfort yourself?”
― City of Glass
― City of Glass
“Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.”
― Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman
― Why My Third Husband Will Be a Dog: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman
“There are always sides. There is always a winner and a loser. For every person who gets, there's someone who must give. ”
― My Sister's Keeper
― My Sister's Keeper
“I'm a girl of extremes. When I love something, I'm like a puppy dog (without all the licking). When I'm cranky, I'm a wasp (like a whole hive of 'em). And when I'm angry, I'm a Mother Bear with a predator after her cubs: Dangerous.”
― Fang
― Fang
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