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“This is how it feels in the split second you suddenly become aware that you’re falling in love with someone. The click of a jigsaw’s last piece, the rainfall of coins in a jackpot slot machine, the right song striking up and your being swept away by its opening bars. That conviction of making complete sense of the universe, in one moment. Of course. You’re where I should be. You’re here.”
― Mhairi McFarlane, Just Last Night

“It's like my whole life was about traveling back to you.”
― Mhairi McFarlane, Just Last Night

“Why am I the only one clinging to the past? The only one caring? Everyone else takes what they want and moves the fuck on.”
― Mhairi McFarlane, Just Last Night

“This is what I never knew about loss – it’s also about what you gain. You carry a weight that you never had before. It’s never behind you. It’s alongside you.”
― Mhairi McFarlane, Last Night