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“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

“I take a longer look at the words on her headstone.
Brave, kind, loyal, sweet, loving, graceful, strong, thoughtful, funny, genuine, hopeful, playful, insightful, and on and on…
Was she, though? Was she any of those things? The words make me angry. I can’t look at them any longer. Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them?”
― Jennette McCurdy, I'm Glad My Mom Died

“Oh, I wouldn't say Love always makes you happy. Sometimes it makes you incredibly sad.”
― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades

“To my surprise, he smiled at her. 'You think I'd hurt you?' he said. 'Come here.'
She went to him. He kissed her between the eyes, then whispered something–what, I've always wondered–in her ear.
'I've got a key,' the innkeeper yelled, pounding away at the door. 'I'll use it.'
Henry kissed Camilla again. 'I love you,' he said. Then he said, out loud: 'Come in.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History