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“Every day that ends with me still breathing has ended well.”
fiancé
At 18
The joy, short-lived, evaporates like steam exposed to air. We have something to tell you, Brandon said. We. They are not a we. Brandon and I are a we. Terry and I are a we, but they’ve never been joined by anything but me.
No way
but it does give me the strength to do what needs to be done. Leave.
examining America’s war on drugs, mandatory minimums, and mass incarceration, and contrasting the current largely suburban opioid crisis.
We aren’t usually one hundred percent right or informed on anything.
I believe in economy of words. Talking too much usually means saying things I didn’t want to or shouldn’t have.
That’s the alchemy of this actress. She reaches you. With an audience this large, she makes it personal. In a story that is pretend, she makes it feel true. And in a moment when I wasn’t looking, I’ve found exactly what I was looking for.
These are the moments a lifetime in the making. We toil in the shadows of our dreams. In the alleys of preparation and hard work where it’s dark and nothing’s promised. For years, we cling by a thread of hope and imagination, dedicating our lives to a pursuit with no guarantees.
So, yeah. I’m cautious not only about who I share my heart and body with, but I’m also protective of my dreams; of my ambition. I won’t endanger my future for a man who can fuck. Though… a man who can fuck? I wouldn’t turn it down, but it will take more than that to pique my interest.
REAL
tapping that
It gets to a point
ingénue.”
We are artists,’” she quotes softly, her eyes set on mine. “‘When there is no joy to be found, we have the power in our hands, the will of our souls, to make it.’”
And at some point, your heart decides it’s worth it.
loving even when it might hurt because loss is as much a part of life as what we gain.
Even death cannot steal, even time cannot erase, the peace I found in all the people I have known and loved.
