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I've seen what commitment leads to. Going in is the easy part. It's the ending that sucks! -Remy. (Sarah Dessen)
It was like that part of my life, was just gone. It was almost too easy, for something I once thought had meant everything. View quote
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I didnt pay atteniton to times or distance, instead focusing on how it felt just to be in motion, knowing it wasn't about the finish line but how I got there that mattered. View quote
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Their words, like the music, had the potential to be endless. View quote
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That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person. View quote
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How weird was it that so many bits and pieces, all diverse, could make something whole. Something with potential. 'Perfect. View quote
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It's not always easy being her daughter.' I think,' she said, 'sometimes it's hard no matter whose daughter you are. View quote
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It was so weird, because usually I was totally nervous talking to guys. But Eli was different. He made me want to say more, not less. Which was maybe not a good thing. View quote
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Because if you were the problem, chances were you could also be the solution. The only way to find out was to take another shot. View quote
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Then what are you like, Annabel?" he shot back. "A liar, like you told me that first day? Come on. That was the biggest lie of all. View quote
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Morning would come before we knew it. It always did. But we still had the night, and for now, we were together, so I just closed my eyes and drank it all in. (Sarah Dessen)
That was the thing about being on the inside: the world was just going on, even when it seemed like time for you had stopped for good. View quote
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Harder to get in than out, like so little else. View quote
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I told you, everyone understands a quest. View quote
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Rogerson, I asked him sweetly as we sat watching a video in the pool house, where would I find the pelagic zone? View quote
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I don't lie." "You don't lie," I repeated. "That's what I said." "Ever." "Nope." Sure you don't, I thought. View quote
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Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come. Fate doesn't punch a time clock or consult a schedule. View quote
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Like I, of all people, didn't know better than to lead a total stranger to the point where they could hurt me most, knowing how easily they'd be able to find their way back to it. View quote
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If only you could really use a fail-proof system to know who was worth keeping and who needed to be thrown away. It would make it so much easier to move through the world, picking and choosing what connections to make, or whether to make any at all. View quote
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Being brave and self-confident doesn't necessarily start inside... It starts with the rest of the world, and it leads back to you. View quote
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When you had to do something, you had to do it. And eventually, if you were lucky, you did it well. (Sarah Dessen)
Everything hurt. I closed my eyes, pressing my cheek to the street, and waited. What for, I didn't know. To be rescued. Or found. But no one came. All I'd ever thought I wanted was to be left alone. Until I was. View quote
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The best gifts come from the heart, not the store. View quote
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Because maybe, the best of times were yet to come. You never knew. View quote
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Because you have to just go with the flow. Your life is not your own, with people coming in and out all the time. You get mellow because you have to. View quote
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