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“You’re something wild and magnificent, and he has no idea how to take care of you, so he spends all his time making sure your cage is secure because he has no idea what else to do. And that’s why this kills me, Juliet. Because I think I do know how to take care of you, and I want to take his place so bad that it fucking hurts to look at you sometimes.”
― Elizabeth O'Roark, The Summer We Fell

“I believed I loved him, I really did. And I guess I do love him, but not in the right way. I love him like a brother or a best friend. I just didn’t know, until Luke, that I was supposed to feel more.”
― Elizabeth O'Roark, The Summer We Fell

“People talk about love like it’s peaceful, but it isn’t, at all. It’s turbulent and anxious. It’s euphoria and despair.”
― Elizabeth O'Roark, The Summer We Fell

“Sometimes it’s simply a relief to be with a guy who treats you like the piece of shit you already know you are. It’s a relief not to have to pretend otherwise.”
― Elizabeth O'Roark, The Summer We Fell