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Maybe he’s only 1 percent mine. That has to be enough. I have to share.
“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“But it only takes a doubt. A drop of ink falls into a clear glass of water and clouds the whole thing. So the moment after I realised I wasn't perfectly well was the moment I realised I was still very ill indeed.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
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“Nothing extraordinary is ever done out of reason or logic, but because it’s the only way for your soul to breathe.”
― The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
― The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
“Freedom should be freeing, but that doesn't mean it can't be heartbreaking.”
― The First to Die at the End
― The First to Die at the End
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