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The night had renewed its lease.

--Isn't it I who goes out into the world? Do those few moments when I return inward, away from noise and glamour, really count?"

"I have always dissapointed the people who ask me what I'm feeling. When someone asks, even if I'm feeling particularly anguished, I can't seem to form the words. Maybe it comes from the fear of what may change. -- To be free to communicate without consequence--is that ever a possibility? I want to say, 'I don't want to have feelings about my feelings.'

Omg if i could go back in time and read this in may 2023 before i went abroad!!!! ugh!

this book is very clever

"Thought we give the appearance of it, I wonder when we were last truly carefree. Were we ever? It's an odd thing, impalpable thing to always chase. I've felt it in small, delicious fragments, and usually when I'm dancing. The only way to achieve even the veneer of such freedom is to resist being pulled down by the weight of everything."

i love anabel so much. its so fun to get attached to characters and then you remember that they aren't real and all you have of them is what the author shares and your imagination plays with

No mother to guide you

“I concluded his rage came from a history of scorn and bitterness. Some people think that in order to make an impression on a pretty girl, one has to be mean to her. People think girls who have a certain magnetism have never had Real Struggle, so they take it upon themselves to give a little bruising and a hard time. They think we should always be learning Life Lessons”

I knew a few men like Tuzy and hope to never meet any like him again. I almost can’t turn the page he’s making me sick!