“I worried I would grow up to be trash too, and would hurt any woman I might someday love, so I vowed not to love anyone.”
― Bring Down the Stars
― Bring Down the Stars
“I hated single. I hated empty beds and silent mornings. I loved long talks, longer kisses and the feeling of having a partner as I navigated the world; one who would fill many chapters in the story of my life.”
― Bring Down the Stars
― Bring Down the Stars
“Beauty and pain,” she said, almost to herself. “I don’t think you can separate the two.”
“Maybe pain exists to make us appreciate the beauty,”
― Bring Down the Stars
“Maybe pain exists to make us appreciate the beauty,”
― Bring Down the Stars
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