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Even here, even in the middle of nowhere, you worry someone might overhear you.
“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“I wish someone had told me that love isn’t torture. Because I thought love was this thing that was supposed to tear you in two and leave you heartbroken and make your heart race in the worst way. I thought love was bombs and tears and blood. I did not know that it was supposed to make you lighter, not heavier. I didn’t know it was supposed to take only the kind of work that makes you softer. I thought love was war. I didn’t know it was supposed to… I didn’t know it was supposed to be peace.”
― Daisy Jones & The Six
― Daisy Jones & The Six
“War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“A person alone could be controlled, but a person loved by others would always be under their protection.”
― Lore
― Lore
“People are complicated puzzles, always trying to piece together a complete picture, but sometimes we get it wrong and sometimes we’re left unfinished. Sometimes that’s for the best. Some pieces can’t be forced into a puzzle, or at least they shouldn’t be, because they won’t make sense.”
― History Is All You Left Me
― History Is All You Left Me
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