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“The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you.”
― Philip Roth, The Human Stain

“The sky grows dark
The black over blue
Yet the stars still dare
To shine for you”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“That's not what she had promised, but it was what she had said. And we had never told one another a single lie.”
― Greg Hoetker, A Leg in Oklahoma CIty

“People always say, 'Never forget,' but we all know, if we're being honest, that that's what people eventually always do.”
― Greg Hoetker, A Leg in Oklahoma CIty

“Sometimes you have to skate through life, sliding on the surface because it's too hard to feel. So you keep going. Keep busy. Fill the days, hours, and minutes, hoping to come out on the other side. Stopping to try to understand why causes too much pain.”
― Maria Ressa, How to Stand Up to a Dictator