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“Jake gets a handkerchief from a pocket and dabs her face with it. "Ice cream," he says. "On your nose. Not that it didn't suit you.”
― Sharon Cameron, Bluebird

“If you were a mango
I would peel you

Keep you for myself
then reveal you

If you disappeared
I would find you

Treat you like gold
and then mine you

If you were a secret
I would carry you

Between my two lips
and then marry you,

is what I want to say
to the girl

who makes my stomach wobble
and my heart beat

like a drum
but what actually comes

out of my salty mouth is
Would you like some nuts?”
― Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return

“Because beneath my apprehension is the stronger, deeply ingrained need to be liked. To be accepted. To be forgiven. To be recognized as good. I'll do anything to redeem myself.”
― Ann Liang, I Hope This Doesn't Find You

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe