“Had I known that the heart breaks slowly, dismantling itself into unrecognizable plots of misery... had I known yet I would have loved you, your brash and insolent beauty, your heavy comedic face and knowledge of sweet delights, but from a distance I would have left you whole and wholly for the delectation of those who wanted more and cared less.”
― And Still I Rise
― And Still I Rise
“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
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“There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison”
― Persuasion
― Persuasion
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.”
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