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“My stomach was kind of churning, but I couldn't tell why. I never understood my body - was it scared or excited?”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“Rituals were funny things. People thought of them as either elaborate formulas, magic spells, or compulsions drilled into the subconscious by months or years of repetition. But really, ritual was just a fancy word for habit. A thing that became easier to do than not do. And habits were simple—especially bad ones, like letting people in.”
― Our Dark Duet
― Our Dark Duet
“It wasn’t easy. The world was complicated. Life was hard. And so often, living hurt. So make it worth the pain.”
― Our Dark Duet
― Our Dark Duet
“People were messy. They were defined not only by what they’d done, but by what they would have done, under different circumstances, molded as much by their regrets as their actions, choices they stood by and those they wished they could undo.”
― Our Dark Duet
― Our Dark Duet
“Rule one,” she said, forcing her voice even, light. “Don’t make friends. It never ends well.” Riley rolled a soda can between his palms. “But doesn’t it get lonely?” Kate smiled. It was so easy when you could lie. “No.”
― Our Dark Duet
― Our Dark Duet
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