“Please, this is what I want.” “Not long ago, I was all that you wanted.” I did look at him then, eyes burning with tears. “What we want isn’t always good for us, or what we should have in the end, and this is why I’m asking you to leave.”
― Pretty Venom
― Pretty Venom
“It is funny the crazy things our brains make up to save us from the truth.”
― Evidence of the Affair
― Evidence of the Affair
“Be wary of men with something to prove.”
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“The Dog Hair The dog is gone. We miss him. When the doorbell rings, no one barks. When we come home late, there is no one waiting for us. We still find his white hairs here and there around the house and on our clothes. We pick them up. We should throw them away. But they are all we have left of him. We don’t throw them away. We have a wild hope—if only we collect enough of them, we will be able to put the dog back together again.”
― Can't and Won't
― Can't and Won't
“Lying has just become so much easier than telling the truth. I don’t remember when things got so hard. But life has been a matter of keeping our heads above water for years now.”
― Evidence of the Affair
― Evidence of the Affair
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