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El síndrome de la chica con suerte

by Aloma Martínez

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Holiday Romance (Fitzpatrick Christmas, #1)

by Catherine Walsh (Goodreads Author)

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Four Seasons in Japan

by Nick Bradley (Goodreads Author)

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“Love is not a state of enthusiasm. It's a verb. It implies action, demonstration, ritual, practices, communication, expression. It's the ability to take responsibility of one's own behavior. Responsibility is freedom.”
― Natasha Lunn, Conversations on Love

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“No one really wants to be idealized - we want to be seen and accepted and forgiven, and to know that we can be ourselves in our less edifying moments.”
― Natasha Lunn, Conversations on Love

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“...and this time it's a promise, to keep on being nice to her. To order expensive takeaways, and go on walks, and watch films that are difficult to understand, because this life could be gorgeous if only I gave myself permission to allow it.”
― Annie Lord, Notes on Heartbreak

tags: acceptence, recovery, self-love

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“Love can make people want to grip on to each other so tight that they have to pull apart before they hurt each other anymore”
― Annie Lord, Notes on Heartbreak

tags: break-ups, heartbreak, relationships

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“It took me a long time to realize that not everything in life is meant to be a beautiful story. Not every per-son we feel something deep and moving with is meant to make a home within us, is meant to be a forever. Sometimes, people come into our lives to teach us how to love; and sometimes, people come into our lives to teach us how not to love. How not to settle, how not to shrink ourselves ever again. Yes, sometimes people leave—but that’s okay, because their lessons always stay, and that is what matters. That is what remains.”
― Bianca Sparacino, The Strength In Our Scars

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