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I spoke fast, which gave people the impression that I was always flustered and muffling my words.
“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”
― Emma
― Emma
“I get that you despise convention, but you shouldn't let it get to the point that you're incapable of saying, 'Fine, thanks,' just because it isn't an original, brilliant utterance. You can't be unconventional in every aspect of life. People will get the wrong idea.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“I lay it down as a general rule, Harriet, that if a woman doubts as to whether she should accept a man or not, she certainly ought to refuse him.”
― Emma
― Emma
“As usual, the girls were more interesting to look at.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“Maybe love shouldn’t be built on a foundation of compromises, but maybe it can’t exist without them either. Not the kind that forces two people into shapes they don’t fit in, but the kind that loosens their grips, always leaves room to grow. Compromises that say, there will be a you-shaped space in my heart, and if your shape changes, I will adapt. No matter where we go, our love will stretch out to hold us, and that makes me feel like … like everything will be okay.”
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― Book Lovers
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