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“We can’t change the past. But we can change how much importance we allow it to have over our future.”
― Penny Reid, Elements of Chemistry: Heat

“Your need for certainty does not matter more than my feelings. You don’t purposefully hurt people you care about.”
― Penny Reid, Elements of Chemistry

“May love, at its essence, is being a mirror for another person- for the good parts and the bad. Perhaps love is simply finding that one person who sees you clearly, cares for you deeply, challenges you and supports you, and subsequently helps you see and be your true self.”
― Penny Reid, Elements of Chemistry: Capture

“Maybe that’s what real love is.
Maybe love, at its essence, is being a mirror for another person—for the good parts and the bad. Perhaps love is simply finding that one person who sees you clearly, cares for you deeply, challenges you and supports you, and subsequently helps you see and be your true self.
Love, I decided, is being a sidekick.”
― Penny Reid, Elements of Chemistry: Capture