“Life is too short, too fragile, too precious to hide in the shadows of what might have been. If continuously looking behind, you risk missing the possibilities that lie ahead.”
“Bravery is being unafraid of something other people are afraid of. Courage is being afraid, but strong enough to do it anyway.”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
“Time can wash dirt off a memory until it is revealed as something else entirely.”
― The Bright Years
― The Bright Years
“People are too complicated, and nobody is just one thing.”
― How to Read a Book
― How to Read a Book
“I don’t want to prove I can be like them. I don’t want to be like them.”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
“This was the other side of love. This was the aftermath, the cost, the opposite end of the bargain. This was the dirty, damp confetti and trampled flower petals, stamped into the muddy ground and tossed about by the wind, long after the parade had ended. This was the sad, lonely echo in the hall, now that the dance was over. Here, in this room, was grief. But grief was love in its second shape.”
― The Poppy Fields
― The Poppy Fields
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