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there's a softness I own that I take out every so often. I pull it from my pocket, when guard is let down & safety is in my vision. I have it in my palm again, for you & you alone. take it.
“He wondered if laughter and tears had their origins in the same place.”
― Abscond
― Abscond
“Maybe when we talk about risk, what we really are talking about is fairness.”
― I'll Follow You
― I'll Follow You
“Sometimes in friendships, there is nothing kinder than silence.”
― I'll Follow You
― I'll Follow You
“Women in the public eye had to reinvent themselves—over and over. They had to have a blond era and a brunette one, a good-girl origin story and a slutty phase and a redemption arc, all before they hit the age of thirty.”
― I'll Follow You
― I'll Follow You
“No matter how many times Bala saw me come or go, always it was the same. Every arrival was a celebration. And every goodbye was forever.”
― Abscond
― Abscond
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