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“Bold of you to assume that the real me is my best hand.”
“Foolish of you to think it isn’t.”
― Love, Theoretically
“Foolish of you to think it isn’t.”
― Love, Theoretically
“And I’m not afraid to be alone, but I’m tired of being the one left behind.”
― Divine Rivals
― Divine Rivals
“I think we all wear armor. I think those who don’t are fools, risking the pain of being wounded by the sharp edges of the world, over and over again. But if I’ve learned anything from those fools, it is that to be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear. It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are.”
― Divine Rivals
― Divine Rivals
“The reality is, what you imagined will never happen, and what you remembered is already done”
― If Only I Had Told Her
― If Only I Had Told Her
“It’s easier like that, isn’t it?”
“What is?”
“Never showing anyone who you really are. That way if something goes wrong, if someone rejects you, then it’s not about you, is it? When you’re yourself, that’s when you’re exposed. Vulnerable. But if you hold back … Losing a game’s always painful, but knowing that you haven’t played your best hand makes it bearable.”
― Love, Theoretically
“What is?”
“Never showing anyone who you really are. That way if something goes wrong, if someone rejects you, then it’s not about you, is it? When you’re yourself, that’s when you’re exposed. Vulnerable. But if you hold back … Losing a game’s always painful, but knowing that you haven’t played your best hand makes it bearable.”
― Love, Theoretically
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