“Do you think it's funny that both of our favourite memories are about the people we like the least now?" I ask.
"Maybe that's why we dislike them," she says. "The distance between who they were and who they are is so wide, we have no hope of getting them back.”
― The Sun Is Also a Star
"Maybe that's why we dislike them," she says. "The distance between who they were and who they are is so wide, we have no hope of getting them back.”
― The Sun Is Also a Star
“"Hope" is the thing with feathers.”
― The Sun Is Also a Star
― The Sun Is Also a Star
“It's a rare person to face who they are and not run from it - not be broken by it.”
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
“People just want to believe. Otherwise they would have to admit that life is just a random series of good and bad things that happen until one day you die.”
― The Sun is Also a Star
― The Sun is Also a Star
“And what about the lovers who spend hours staring into each other's eyes? Is it a display of trust? I will let you in close and trust you not to hurt me while I'm in this vulnerable position. And if trust is one of the foundations of love, perhaps the staring is a way to build or reinforce it. Or maybe it's simpler than that.
A simple search for connection.
To see.
To be seen.”
― The Sun Is Also a Star
A simple search for connection.
To see.
To be seen.”
― The Sun Is Also a Star
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