“You survived something that probably should have killed you. Give your body the thanks it deserves; let it rest.”
“Annie: You’d do that for me? Will: I’m quickly learning I’d do anything for you.”
― Practice Makes Perfect
― Practice Makes Perfect
“So, you see, translators do not so much deliver a message as the rewrite the original. And herein lies the difficulty - rewriting is still writing, and writing always reflects the authors ideology and biases.”
― Babel
― Babel
“But rest assured, my Queen, when I do kiss you, there will be no confusion. You will know that I have claimed you—and I won’t have any desire to deny it.”
― Glow of the Everflame
― Glow of the Everflame
“It seems to me, Annie, that you are just waiting for someone to give you permission to be yourself out loud.”
― Practice Makes Perfect
― Practice Makes Perfect
“Pain is a part of love,” my mom said calmly. “When you open yourself up, pain is inevitable. But you do it anyway because love is worth it.”
― Fool Me Once
― Fool Me Once
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