“you can’t tell a single thing about a person’s true character if you both want the same thing. That’s like a dog and a cat getting along because they both want to kill the mouse.”
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“It’s always been fascinating to me how things can be simultaneously true and false, how people can be good and bad all in one, how someone can love you in a way that is beautifully selfless while serving themselves ruthlessly.”
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“The weak can overcome the strong if the weak persist. Persisting isn’t always safe, but it’s often necessary.”
― Parable of the Sower
― Parable of the Sower
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