“What did it take? To say exactly what you meant? To feel comfortable in the middle of causing discomfort? To not feel—so intrinsically as to be as vital to yourself as your blood—that it was your responsibility to make things smooth and pleasant for everyone?”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
“So, you decide right now, right here. Are you gonna live in your sadness or are you gonna die in it?”
― Reminders of Him
― Reminders of Him
“Every minute of your lives you were loved", he said as his chin started to quake. He put his hands together in a prayer motion and put them to his chest and said, "If I exist on this earth, someone loves you".”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
“Reading is a hobby, but for some of us, it’s an escape from the difficulties we face. To all of you who escape into books, I want to thank you for escaping into this one.”
― Reminders of Him
― Reminders of Him
“It had brought destruction. It would also bring renewal, rising from the ashes. The story of fire.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
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