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“Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.”
― Everything, Everything
― Everything, Everything
“It is one of the secrets in that change of mental poise which has been fitly named conversion, that to many among us neither heaven nor earth has any revelation till some personality touches theirs with a peculiar influence, subduing them into receptiveness. GEORGE ELIOT, Daniel Deronda”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“It's funny how something can be a big part of your life, and then you can forget it's even there.”
― Blackbird Fly
― Blackbird Fly
“It's hard for me to fall asleep when I'm mad, because the anger swirls around my head and keeps me awake like a bad song that won't stop playing.”
― Blackbird Fly
― Blackbird Fly
“On the day we moved to America, it snowed in Chapel Spring, Louisiana, for the first time in twenty years. My mother said it was a sign that the seasons of our lives were changing. Even though I was only four years old, I can still remember how she hugged me close and said we had something wonderful to look forward to: a life as real Americans.”
― Blackbird Fly
― Blackbird Fly
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