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She wanted to live. Some other life. One that amazed her or, more accurately, one in which she was amazing. Before she was
“Who I chose to walk me down the aisle wasn’t really about my father and it wasn’t even really about my stepfather. It was about her. I wanted the man who treated her how she deserved to be treated to be given the honor of giving away her daughter.”
― It Ends with Us
― It Ends with Us
“You’re stronger and better than your past. Choose the life you want and work your ass off to make it happen.”
― Stone Princess
― Stone Princess
“She wanted to live. Some other life. One that amazed her or, more accurately, one in which she was amazing. Before she was”
― I Used to be Fun
― I Used to be Fun
“You wouldn’t be so afraid if it had never existed. As a people, we are most afraid of the things we lost or of what we can potentially lose. So much so, we wind up losing more because we are afraid to live.”
― Merry Little Hate Notes
― Merry Little Hate Notes
“She no longer wanted to live in the past, wishing for it to never end. She wanted to look forward to another day and love who she had become. Because she was too darn old to waste any more time wishing.”
― Seashell Summer: Romantic Women's Fiction
― Seashell Summer: Romantic Women's Fiction
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