“I want us to have history, something longer than the small window of time we're actually sharing...”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
“If there are all different types of soul mates,” I told Harry one afternoon, when the two of us were sitting out on the patio with Connor, “then you are one of mine.” Harry was wearing a pair of shorts and no shirt. Connor was lying on his chest. He hadn’t shaved that morning, and his stubble was coming in. It had just the slightest gray patch under his chin. Looking at him with her, I realized how much they looked alike. Same long lashes, same pert lips. Harry held Connor to his chest with one hand and grabbed my free hand with the other. “I am absolutely positive that I need you more than I’ve ever needed another living soul,” he said. “The only exception being—” “Connor,” I said. We both smiled. For the rest of our lives, we would say that. The only exception to absolutely everything was Connor.”
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“I've spent years living safely to secure a longer life, and look where that's gotten me. I'm at the finish line but I never ran the race.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. —John A. Shedd”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
“It's mad twisted, but surviving showed me it's better to be alive wishing I was dead than dying wishing I could live forever.”
― They Both Die at the End
― They Both Die at the End
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