“Think of it this way.” He set his mug on the table. “You’re the thermostat. The temperature will rise and fall, but your setting will always be the same. Walk in there, tell our parents the truth, and then stand your ground. Regardless of
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As an anxious person who feels responsibility for all the emotions of others around me, this was grounding and welcomed.
“Just because we didn’t end up on the same wave, doesn’t mean we aren’t still a part of the same ocean.”
― It Ends with Us
― It Ends with Us
“She'd survived Endovier, yet she could still laugh.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
“Just because someone hurts you doesn't mean you can simply stop loving them. It's not a person's actions that hurt the most. It's the love. If there was no love attached to the action, the pain would be a little easier to bear.”
― It Ends with Us
― It Ends with Us
“All humans make mistakes. What determines a person's character aren't the mistakes we make. It's how we take those mistakes and turn them into lessons rather than excuses.”
― It Ends with Us
― It Ends with Us
“That’s the key to marriage. You have to keep falling in love with every new version of each other, and it’s the best feeling in the whole world.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
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