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If she's in pain now she doesn't show it; she just closes her eyes and surrenders, and that is worse than her screaming for help, somehow.

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Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it.

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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mend...more

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What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear me. As he passes me he stretches out his hand. He wra...more

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I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. And maybe that’s tr...more

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Doing a little at once can fix something, eventually, but i feel like when you believe something is truly a problem, you throw everything you have at ...more

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To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing - the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing...more

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You know,' he said, the condition of sourness--or monstrousness, as you might call it--doesn't have to be permanent.'P189

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I didn't scream I wasn't afraid. I knew I was strong enough to survive it all.

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The tunnel is lit at long intervals, so in the dark space between each dim lamp, I fear that I am lost until a shoulder bumps mine. In the circles of ...more

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One ChoiceOne Choice, decided your friends.One Choice, defines your beliefs.One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever.ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM ...more

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We've all started to put down the virtues of the other factions in the process of bolstering our own. I don't want to do that. I want to be brave, and...more

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It's when you're acting selflessly that you are at you bravest

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Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up. I've seen it. It's fascinating." He releases me but doesn't pull away, his hand grazing my jaw, my neck. ...more

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I can't imagine it's easy to like someone, hate them, and then lose them before any of those feelings are resolved.