“To a man genuinely and deeply in love, there is no greater sorrow in the world than a broken heart. Love hurts. Without the love, where could the hurt come from?”
― Peach Blossom Debt
― Peach Blossom Debt
“I think you can feel unhappy about your situation and still acknowledge the challenges others have. It's not one or the other.”
― Otherworldly
― Otherworldly
“A prince did not cry. A prince did not show weakness. A prince should not feel heartbroken.”
― Legend of the White Snake
― Legend of the White Snake
“IN LEO’S ROOM, I FIND the small stuffed giraffe, Max, on the floor beside the bed. I carry him down the hall, feeling the soft synthetic fur, the thick plush: all the pain and grief and tragedy accreted on this thing of string and cloth and stuffing, but how much Leo loves it, needs it, is soothed by it. That, I suppose, is how the brave do it, they just put it all together, the good and the bad, and they hold it tight to themselves, and walk on with it.”
― The God of Endings
― The God of Endings
“I think people make themselves beautiful. I think everything on our outside is a line sketch, and whatever’s on the inside blows those lines into three dimensions.”
― The Last Sun
― The Last Sun
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