“And I don't know how to make people stay; I never have.”
― This Time It's Real
― This Time It's Real
“It doesn't matter how busy life's been, how long the five of us have gone without seeing one another: meeting at the cottage is like pulling on a favourite sweatshirt, worn to perfection.
Time doesn't move the same way when we're there. Things change, but we stretch and grow and make room for one another.
Our love is a place we can always come back to, and it will be waiting, the same as it ever was.
You belong here. ”
― Happy Place
Time doesn't move the same way when we're there. Things change, but we stretch and grow and make room for one another.
Our love is a place we can always come back to, and it will be waiting, the same as it ever was.
You belong here. ”
― Happy Place
“I guess my point is that I do believe in love. Really. I'm just not convinced that kind of love could ever happen to me.”
― This Time It's Real
― This Time It's Real
“Most sincere things feel at least a little embarrassing. It's part of our defense mechanisms. Our heart's way of protecting us from potential hurt.
- Zoe”
― This Time It's Real
- Zoe”
― This Time It's Real
“No," he says quietly. "In every universe, it's you for me. Even if it's not me for you.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
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