“The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”
― A Farewell to Arms
― A Farewell to Arms
“I love you. Remember. They cannot take it”
― Delirium
― Delirium
“We're all weird and damaged in our own way. You're not the only one.”
― Holding Up the Universe
― Holding Up the Universe
“I would love you in any shape, in any world, with any past. Never doubt that.”
― A Thousand Pieces of You
― A Thousand Pieces of You
“People like to say love is unconditional, but it's not, and even if it was unconditional, it's still never free. There's always an expectation attached. They always want something in return. Like they want you to be happy or whatever and that makes you automatically responsible for their happiness because they won't be happy unless you are ... I just don't want that responsibility.”
― The Sea of Tranquility
― The Sea of Tranquility
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