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“Stop punishing yourself for being someone with a heart. You cannot protect yourself from suffering. To live is to grieve. You are not protecting yourself by shutting yourself off from the world. You are limiting yourself.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“I want to live in a world where I don’t have to keep my keys between my fingers in case I’m attacked walking home.”
― Katy Brent, How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

“failure is a feeling long before it’s an actual result.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

“Someone who broke your heart is often not the person who can mend it.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Iron