Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)

by S.T. Abby

We are rarely proud when we are alone. —Voltaire

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. —Confucius

Einstein believed that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. By that definition, the judge is clearly insane for thinking the door is going to magically swing open.

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today’s events. —Albert Einstein

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. —Confucius

New quote to live by!

“Part of the reason you’re so fierce today is because of that girl. Pretending as though you were never her is one step closer to detachment from reality. It’s a dangerous slope.”

I saw the good in everyone, and I smiled even when someone was trying to break me down. I thought I was so strong and so smart. The problem is, I saw good where no good even existed.”

That felt like a punch in the gut, I FELT THIS to the CORE

“When the lights go off and the music is playing, I often think back to my mother dancing with my father. I was so young. My younger self didn’t understand how important it was to treasure and soak in all those memories. But the ones I have stay with me. Those memories kept me alive and helped drown out some of the nightmares.”

I have felt the same

I tilt my head, wanting in on the inside joke. “What does Lana mean?” “Depends on the country. Precious. Little Rock. Sun Ray. But Dad said it was the Hawaiian meaning above all else that suited me—afloat; calm as still waters. It took a storm to offer me a calm.”

“I needed a name that meant something; I needed something to keep me from fading into a new persona. That was the only one I had,” she goes on.

Everything’s fine today; that is our illusion. —Voltaire

I see a life too empty to be concerned with the notion of survival.

I’ve never once thought of killing someone as a desire. I’ve never blurred that line. That’s not the case at the moment. I hope she fucking kills every last person with a badge who didn’t come to save her when she was left to bleed out.

Little eyes see. Little eyes learn. Be a good example for all the little eyes watching you. They’re everywhere. —Jasmine Evans

A wise man knows when the war is lost, and will understand retreat is the only way to save lives. A foolish man will condemn all his followers to death because of his pride. —Robert Evans

If hatred didn’t exist, love wouldn’t either, for one is formed by the other. I love and hate this town. —Marcus Evans

Don’t impose on others what you yourself do not desire. —Confucius

I had no idea how much I was missing out on. Life is pretty damn good when you take the time to live it.

“How crazy life can be, and how good it can turn out,”