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That the beginning and the end may have been chosen for us, the string already spun, but the middle had always been left undetermined, to be woven and shaped by us.
“And that’s part of our trouble. Thinking things are inevitable. Not believing change is possible.”
― Sunrise on the Reaping
― Sunrise on the Reaping
“The past is like the Gran Cavallo and you can’t fix the Gran Cavallo, right? I mean, sure, who doesn’t fantasize about drawing in the rest of the horse, and maybe the sky around the horse. But what would the painting be worth then? Absolutely nothing. So it is what it is. Imperfect, unfinished, forever. We just have to move on, call it a masterpiece, even if it’s not, and start working on a new goddamned painting.” “I suppose I didn’t realize that’s what it would feel like getting older,” Phoebe confesses.”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
“In refusing to be a stepping stone, she had made herself a boot.”
― Blood Over Bright Haven
― Blood Over Bright Haven
“Successful men all over the world are always celebrates for their ability to eliminate something so they can make more room for something else”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
“because she didn’t know if it was better to be correct or fun, and why did it feel like she always had to choose between the two?”
― The Wedding People
― The Wedding People
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