Mal Sweeney
rated a book it was amazing
by Rachel Reid
Reading for the 2nd time
read in December 2025
“Why not forgive? In a world where you can choose anger or empathy, always choose empathy, Justin.
“Our eyes hold like our hands won’t. I love you, he blinks. Prove it, I sigh.”
― Magnolia Parks
― Magnolia Parks
“how many loves do you get in a lifetime? I remember wondering that. How many people will look at me like he does, not just like I’m the sun but like I’m the whole god damn universe.”
― Magnolia Parks
― Magnolia Parks
“He’s a time bomb for me, do you see now? That he’ll hurt me. He’ll always hurt me. I’ll never be safe with him, even if I’m always safe next to him.”
― Magnolia Parks
― Magnolia Parks
“Because she can only hate me how she hates me because she loves me how she loves me.”
― Magnolia Parks
― Magnolia Parks
“And I wonder what love is like for other people… Is love for everyone wordless exchanges and a million memories that fuck you up to the bone?”
― Magnolia Parks
― Magnolia Parks
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