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I can do it with a broken heart. Taylor Swift
This book is dedicated to all the people who survive themselves. To everyone who, every morning, takes up arms to fight their self-destructive thoughts. You are so brave. Keep going.
So toxic. So us.
it keeps you alive just enough to suffer. That kind of heartbreak.
an addict that’s been sober long enough to be proud but not long enough to be healed. Just a little. It won’t change anything.
That broke my heart. Now you have to put it back together.
That man must have hit the spot for your daddy issues.”
it’s hard when people see you as a trophy rather than a person.
my personality is made-up of elements I have gathered to please and appease the general population.
Money. Never. Matters. We simply have too much of it. Reputation, however? Priceless.
“No man is going to burn the world down for you. That’s why it’s so important to love yourself wholly
the violence came from his soul. His words were often worse than a punch to the face.
Never ask a Shadow for a favor.
You’re my first thought when I open my eyes, my last when I fall asleep, and the main character in every single one of my dreams.
I would recognize his voice if it was a whisper in a crowd of people shouting.
“Are you running away from me? I’m not sure I love that.”
“That night…I just needed to talk to someone who understands me.”
I want you to know that if she mentions either of you to me, you’ll both end up in a state where you’ll be alive and well enough to remember your mistake, but with a wish for death so great you’ll be begging your own mothers to end your lives.”
Can’t a girl scroll on her phone, fear for her life, and watch ballet in peace?
He’s not the kind of person who bursts into a room and screams who did this to you? He simply tells you that you’re going to admit to him who hurt you.
“Yesterday. Tonight. Tomorrow. In ten years. She’s mine.” My heart liquifies, melted by the dangerous heat in his voice. “Don’t test that. You don’t want to play with a man who would blow the world to pieces for her.” His voice lowers to a grave baritone. “Because, tell me, if I’m willing to destroy myself for her, what makes you think I won’t destroy someone as insignificant as you?”
We have a bank account where the far-left numbers never change.
A manipulator must always have control over everything.
No one is letting me love her in fucking peace.
“We’re not going there today, Chris. You don’t get to pick who I date.” “I absolutely do. You don’t date anyone.”
“I act like a man who cares. I know you didn’t have a lot of that growing up, but it’s not as uncommon as you think. And you’re allowed to let it happen.”
“But, Sweets. My pathological need to care goes hand in hand with your daddy issues.”
the illusion of safety works for me.
“We’re running out of time. If you don’t come, I’m going to sneak into your room tonight and eat you until your roommates hear how sorry I am to have left you wanting.”
“Somehow a kiss feels worse than meaningless sex,”
Does a bird locked in a cage even see the bars? Or does it suddenly realize it can’t fly away anymore?
“We’re everything,” he finally says. “We’re all that matters. And when things get out of control, I want you to remember that.”
“Act like a lady, get treated like one. Act like a brat, get fucked like one.”
a step farther down to a hell that feels heavenly,
“I don’t want you to kiss me.” “Why?” “Because it makes me feel like you love me.” It’s
that was the old us.” He smiles knowingly. “It’s us. Period.
“Watch your mouth or I’ll wash it with my cum before I leave.”
God, I hate that man so much it feels a lot like love.
if there’s a name tattooed on her heart, it has to be mine.
there isn’t any other ending to her story than the one where I’m her happily ever after.
Lies will save my brother, and they flow past my lips easily.
The human brain is fascinating. Even if our subconscious knows the truth, our conscious will latch onto anything to keep us at peace.
I can carry the pain for the both of us.
low-dopamine kind of excitement…I
“Let go, man. She’s not yours to defend.” He nods toward Chris. “But she’s definitely his to take.”
You don’t need for a wolf to howl to know you should fear it.
“I’m going to sell my bedroom door so I can pay for college.” She could not have sounded more like a Stoneview kid who never had to worry about money than she just did.
She’s my guardian angel. Her mere presence makes me feel invincible. Her existence makes me want to throw my life to the flames for her.
“I already have all the control I need, Sweets. You’re the only one who believes I ever lost it. You’re the only one who doesn’t want to accept I own every single molecule in your body. You can tell me to leave you alone all you want; you know I won’t. And I know you’ll let me get closer if I push. That’s the kind of toxic we are. That’s how we fit together.”
Forbidden shouldn’t feel so good. How am I meant to resist it?
