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“Sometimes it takes a lot of pain, deep pain, to remember. Sometimes we heal too quickly and we forget. That’s why scars are so useful.” “Because they remind us of the pain?” “Yes, but also because they remind us that we went on in spite of
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“She was right, of course, but I’d trade it all to watch that smile bloom just for me.”
― Life, Death, and Expiration Dates
― Life, Death, and Expiration Dates
“I didn’t know how to do it. I didn’t know how to stand it. Everywhere I turned, I came face-to-face with another reminder that she was gone.”
― I'll Tell You No Lies
― I'll Tell You No Lies
“There was a crackling charge in the air, like a storm waiting to strike down a bolt of lightning and cut this moment into before and after.”
― Life, Death, and Expiration Dates
― Life, Death, and Expiration Dates
“Why, I wonder, isn’t my life like that? Hot pink lips. Shorts that make my ass look amazing. A boyfriend with cool clothes, great hair, and perfect cheekbones. His mouth whispering in my ear. His fingers stroking my back.
Instead, I have a feral dog, sweaty armpits, and an injury that, if it happened in a movie, would be 100 percent comedic.”
― The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne
Instead, I have a feral dog, sweaty armpits, and an injury that, if it happened in a movie, would be 100 percent comedic.”
― The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne
“stories are their own self-contained universes.”
― The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne
― The Totally True Story of Gracie Byrne
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