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“I think that perhaps we always fall in love the very first instant we see the man of our dreams, even though, at the time, reason may be telling us otherwise, and we may fight against that instinct, hoping against hope that we won't win, until there comes a point when we allow ourselves to be vanquished by our feelings.”
― Eleven Minutes
― Eleven Minutes
“The day I understood everything, was the day I stopped trying to figure everything out. The day I knew peace was the day I let everything go.”
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“Remember, that choosing to stay on the ground is a choice to facilitate a relationship, to honor it. You don't play a game or color a picture with a child to show your superiority. Rather, you choose to limit yourself so as to facilitate and honor that relationship... It is not about winning and losing, but about love and respect.”
― The Shack
― The Shack
“Sometimes...the hardest part about letting someone go is realizing that you were never meant to have them.”
― When You Were Mine
― When You Were Mine
“But I had loved him. I loved him longer and truer than I had anyone in my whole life and I would probably never love anyone that way again. Which to be honest was almost a relief.”
― It's Not Summer Without You
― It's Not Summer Without You
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