“Sometimes the greatest wounds are the ones we try the hardest not to inflict.”
― Narcissus in Chains
― Narcissus in Chains
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”
― Mistral's Kiss
― Mistral's Kiss
“Some wounds cut us so deep that they stop us. Stop us from letting go, from growing up, from seeing the truth.”
― A Stroke of Midnight
― A Stroke of Midnight
“Assuming the worst was always safer. And usually truer.”
― Bloody Bones
― Bloody Bones
“Better to assume the worst and be wrong than assume the best and be wrong.”
― Obsidian Butterfly
― Obsidian Butterfly
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