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"Edward is annoying and controlling, Bella is ignorant and stubborn, and Jacob is obsessive and arrogant. #teamCharlie" — Oct 15, 2026 09:32AM
"Edward is annoying and controlling, Bella is ignorant and stubborn, and Jacob is obsessive and arrogant. #teamCharlie" — Oct 15, 2026 09:32AM
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We only talk about the things right in front of us—the redwoods, the waitresses, the strength of our iced teas.
“If they don't like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.”
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“In fact I need you to know it was all true. The friendly guy who helps you move and assists senior citizens in the pool is the same guy who assaulted me. One person can be capable of both. Society often fails to wrap its head around the fact that these truths often coexist, they are not mutually exclusive. Bad qualities can hide inside a good person. That's the terrifying part.”
― Know My Name
― Know My Name
“Mrs. May looked back at her. "Kate," she said after a moment, "stories never really end. They can go on and on and on. It's just that sometimes, at a certain point, one stops telling them.”
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“Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.”
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.”
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“You are wise,” he said.
“If it is so,” I said, “it is only because I have been fool enough for a hundred lifetimes.”
― Circe
“If it is so,” I said, “it is only because I have been fool enough for a hundred lifetimes.”
― Circe
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