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""I'm sorry Amá.
I know you think only white people leave
their families.
I undid my braids to early, I know.
It started when the blood
began to flow,
as if something inside me
kept unraveling."" — Dec 17, 2017 02:24AM
""I'm sorry Amá.
I know you think only white people leave
their families.
I undid my braids to early, I know.
It started when the blood
began to flow,
as if something inside me
kept unraveling."" — Dec 17, 2017 02:24AM
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“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“there is this one photograph... that is just beautiful. it would be impossible to describe how beautiful it is, but i’ll try. if you listen to the song “asleep,” and you think about those pretty weather days that make you remember things, and you think about the prettiest eyes you’ve known, and you cry and the person holds you back, then i think you will see the photograph. ”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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