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“I think that perhaps we always fall in love the very first instant we see the man of our dreams, even though, at the time, reason may be telling us otherwise, and we may fight against that instinct, hoping against hope that we won't win, until there comes a point when we allow ourselves to be vanquished by our feelings.”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“Decide, first, to simply be.”
― Keeping It Straight: You, Me & Everything Else
― Keeping It Straight: You, Me & Everything Else
“For me there was-is-nothing better than walking on the beach late at night. It feels like you could walk forever, like the whole night is yours and so is the ocean. When you walk on the beach at night, you can say things you can't say in real life. In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want.”
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
― The Summer I Turned Pretty
“The beginning of an end is sometimes just the start of something new. And once in a while, it's the genesis of something wonderful.”
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“What are you supposed to do with all the love you have for somebody if that person is no longer there? What happens to all that leftover love? Do you suppress it? Do you ignore it? Are you supposed to give it to someone else?”
― After You'd Gone
― After You'd Gone
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