“Push away the past, that vessel in which all emotions curdle to regret.”
― Before We Visit the Goddess
― Before We Visit the Goddess
“He is more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. If all else perished and he remained, I should still continue to be, and if all else remained, and we were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger. He’s always, always in my mind; not as a pleasure to myself, but as my own being.”
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“I don’t think pain is a competition,” her aunt answered without hesitation. “Somebody else’s ten might be your six. You can’t compare heartbreak. No matter what, it’s valid. And that’s all that matters. You’re allowed to feel,”
― The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
― The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
“You know who you are. Never let anyone or anything mold you into something different. Don’t let those idiots tell you what to do or how to live your life.”
― The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
― The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic
“Bela had thought she knew what love felt like, but when she saw Sanjay at the airport after six long months, her heart gave a great, hurtful lurch, as though it were trying to leap out of her body to meet him. This, she thought. This is it. But it was only part of the truth. She would learn over the next years that love can feel a lot of different ways, and sometimes it can hurt a lot more.”
― Before We Visit the Goddess
― Before We Visit the Goddess
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