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Better to remain always self-reliant. Self-reliance means you're in control. Don't ever think you need a man for happiness.
however dangerous this mysterious mission could turn out to be, anything was better than death… Wasn't it?
"It's called life," he replied dryly. "Things lose their shine when you get too close to them."
Having both been victims of the law in our countries, I supposed we were more vulnerable to wondering. Grief did that to you. It made you wish for a life that wasn't yours. It made you dream. But dreaming wasn’t encouraged in my world.
His confidence was something that I admired—he wasn't cocky or arrogant, but pragmatic. He simply knew what he was capable of.
desperation had a way of making you find strength you thought you'd lost.
