Sometimes I Lie

by Alice Feeney

Sometimes I think it’s best to say nothing at all—silence cannot be misquoted.

I will be okay, because I have to be. And because I always am.

I don’t need to see him to know exactly how he’ll behave. I can predict his every move.

being honest with yourself is more important than being honest with others.

used to make friends whenever we moved to a new place, but I always felt really sad when I had to say good-bye. I don’t bother now.

We are all made of flesh and stars, but we all become dust in the end. Best to shine while you can.

Far better to blend in with the crowd, that way when you do shine, people notice.

When it comes to difficult conversations, I like to be prepared. I like to play them out in my head beforehand, consider all the possible lines that might be spoken and rehearse the answers I will give, until they are polished and learned by heart.

was made for motherhood; she’s always been insanely protective of those she loves.

The dead are not so very far away when you really need them; they’re just on the other side of an invisible wall. Grief is only ever yours

The truth is I just don’t like many people, not really. Everyone you meet is inevitably flawed. Once I know someone well enough to see all the cracks and blemishes, I don’t really want to spend time with them anymore. I don’t avoid broken people because I think I’m better than them, I just don’t like looking at my own reflection.

we should try to remember what we’ve got, not what we’ve lost.

History is a mirror and we’re all just older versions of ourselves; children disguised as adults.

I’m good at listening, people say all sorts if you just let them.

Fear of the unknown is always greater than fear of the familiar.

Some people appear happy on the outside and you only know they’re broken inside if you listen as well as look.

Run away from real life for just a little while. Any place where you can feel the sun by day and see the stars at night.

We all have to have something or someone to love, otherwise the love inside us has nowhere to go.