“Until this moment, I had not realized that someone could break your heart twice, along the very same fault lines.”
― My Sister's Keeper
― My Sister's Keeper
“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”
― My Sister's Keeper
― My Sister's Keeper
“Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?”
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
― The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
“There's a kind of radar that you get, after years of being talked about and made fun of by other people. You can almost smell it when it's about to happen, can recognize instantly the sound of a hushed voice, lowered just enough to make whatever is said okay. I had only been in Colby for a few weeks. But I had not forgotten.”
― Keeping the Moon
― Keeping the Moon
“I told her once I wasn’t good at anything. She told me survival is a talent.”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
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