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“Dare I ask what your junior editor thought?” He shrugs. “She said it was fine.” I stare at his expression, trying to gauge if I should smile at that. “Fine as in ‘fine wine’ or ‘fine dining’? Or fine like lukewarm fries at McDonald’s when
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“I’ll be honest, I’m feeling kind of shy. I’ve never done this before.” “What—what are you talking about? Just fucking let me go. Let me go right now. Right now. Right now, please.” I shake my head. “No, I’m not going to do that. I’m going to hurt you. Very badly.”
― Caution Tape
― Caution Tape
“Take a sad song and make it better.”
― Still Beating
― Still Beating
“Grief is like that, I guess. You think the world should stop, should fall apart with you, but it doesn’t. It keeps going. And you’re left standing in the middle of it, feeling hollow, watching everything move on like the person you loved wasn’t the very center of it all.”
― The Wrong Quarterback
― The Wrong Quarterback
“The chains on my wrists and ankles are invisible, but they still bind me in place.”
― Along for the Ride
― Along for the Ride
“I am nice to everyone. It’s very easy. My phone regularly buzzes with messages from friends and acquaintances, and I make a mental note to remember something specific about each of them. Jay, for example, likes the Atlanta Hawks. I don’t care about basketball, but if I want to deepen my friendship with Jay, I can simply send an Atlanta Hawks joke and he is thrilled.”
― Caution Tape
― Caution Tape
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