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We watched at a cool remove while enjoying the comforts of our American suburb, seemingly untouched, oblivious of the underlying trauma.
“Why is it that only in the very beginnings of a relationship are you aware of the heat coming from inside a person, of the number of inches you would have to move for your shoulders to brush as if it were an accident?”
― Mercy
― Mercy
“I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.”
― This Side of Paradise
― This Side of Paradise
“There are always two deaths, the real one and the one people know about.”
― Wide Sargasso Sea
― Wide Sargasso Sea
“So, I guess that's what happens, when you fall in love with that perfect someone you just never want to fall out, because they treat you right, you know, like they give you kisses and they remind you of how beautiful you are, and how sweet you make them feel, and they do all kinds of things just to see you smile.”
― Summer and Autumn
― Summer and Autumn
“The sea was like another member of the household, a recalcitrant child at times, a soothing aunt at others. She crooned them awake; she crooned them to sleep. Everywhere, there was the smell of salt.”
― Salt Houses
― Salt Houses
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