

“Sometimes I wonder if we ever truly let anyone completely in. The desire for another human being to know you, all of you, all the pieces, even the ones you’re ashamed of — is huge. But too often, we sit down and sort through the pieces only picking out the pretty ones, leaving the ugly ones behind, not realizing that choosing not to share with someone else is like committing a crime against our very soul”
― Toxic
― Toxic

“I'm going to hurt you. I'm going to make you very uncomfortable tonight, but you're going to be safe. Do you trust me?”
― Dark Control
― Dark Control

“It's funny isn't it? People claim to know what love is -- yet the minute they're given the opportunity to prove it -- they bail.”
― Toxic
― Toxic

“And yeah, I had to go to therapy to get over my childhood issues and work through my shit but you know what I found when I was done? I still liked having my ass smacked, my hair pulled and being told to get on my knees like a good little girl because that’s my fucking right as a woman. And screw anyone that has a problem with it."
-Beth Anderson, The Missing Orchid”
― The Missing Orchid
-Beth Anderson, The Missing Orchid”
― The Missing Orchid

“If I could take away his pain… If there was a way to transfer it from his soul onto mine. I would take it. Without hesitation I would take it all. Maybe that’s how you know you love someone. When you actually feel each tear they cry as if they were your own. When you feel each cut, each bruise, each hit as if you’re the one suffering. I bled for him.& in turn, he bled for her.Funny, how life comes full circle”
― Toxic
― Toxic
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