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“She was tired. Gravity pulled at her more aggressively than usual. When she closed her eyes, she could feel it, dragging her deeper, deeper. I would have pulled her back. I would have saved her from falling, but she didn’t see my hand.”
― Falling into Place
― Falling into Place
“They say you don’t get over someone until you find someone or something better. As humans, we don’t deal well with emptiness. Any empty space must be filled. Immediately. The pain of emptiness is too strong. It compels the victim to fill that place. A single moment with that empty spot causes excruciating pain. That’s why we run from distraction to distraction—and from attachment to attachment.”
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“Newton's laws of physics can rarely be applied to the real world. There is more to life than cause and effect. Things just aren't that simple”
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“It was the nicest thing she could imagine. It made her want to have his babies and give him both of her kidneys.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“Some say crying purges. I say it drains. There’s a difference. One takes the bad things from you to help close a space. The other opens you and leaves you empty”
― The Price of Dick
― The Price of Dick
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