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“My mind repeats all the mistakes I’ve made, like a bad movie reminding me of all the things that cause me so much doubt.
There are things that go wrong in my life, like a roller coaster that twists and bends. People say that this is just how life goes. But too often I am wondering if maybe it’s just me. Too often I am thinking about how often my doubt shows.”
― Courtney Peppernell, Mending the Mind

“At the end of the day, you have two choices in love – one is to accept someone just as they are and the other is to walk away. There is no in between. There is no bartering, bargaining, expecting and falling short in love. There is just choosing to be there or to not. Anything in between is a tired, self-interested excuse for love.”
― Heidi Priebe, This Is Me Letting You Go

“It is just a storm, he tells himself, but he is tired of looking for shelter. It is just a storm, but there is always another waiting in its wake.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“Hendrik looked at her, startled, and she wanted to tell him - wanted to be done with it, make it someone else's burden. No one knew of her heart and no one knew of her grief and it was torture.”
― Yael van der Wouden, The Safekeep