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But what I did was a natural reaction to seeing belligerent foreign occupiers on my family’s land, an immoral army that had just nearly killed my cousin and was now shooting at children from the entrance of my home.
“He's become my best friend the way the others did. Bit by bit, sand passing through an hour glass so slowly, it's impossible to pin down the moment it happens. When suddenly, more of my heart belongs to him than doesn't, and I know I'll never get a single grain back.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“How many universes do you think we’re together in?”
“Higher than either of us can count.”
― Happy Place
“Higher than either of us can count.”
― Happy Place
“There doesn’t need to be a winner and a loser. You just have to care how the other person feels. You have to care more about them than you do about being right.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“I want my life to be like-like making pottery. I want to enjoy it while it's happening, not just for where it might get me eventually.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“He’s a golden boy. I’m a girl whose life has been drawn in shades of gray.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
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