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Shark Heart
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What a tragedy it is, being a woman, she thought with relief after another negative pregnancy test. I would rather be a million other things.
“every single second of time spent with you is an absolute dream. even when you’re taking too long to decide what snacks you want from the store, when you take ages to leave the house, and when you try and distract me from working. you’ve completely and utterly illuminated my life.”
― Every Day, I'll Love You: 180 Days Of Love
― Every Day, I'll Love You: 180 Days Of Love
“I can afford to sit where I want now”
― His & Hers
― His & Hers
“Sometimes”
― The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
― The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
“But the thing is: you cannot know the future. You look at the news and it looks terrifying. But you can never be sure. That is the whole thing with the future. You don't know. At some point you have to accept that you don't know. You have to stop flicking ahead and just concentrate on the page you are on.”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
“From the very start”
― The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
― The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
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