Em
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Beach Read
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when the world felt dark and scary, love could whisk you off to go dancing; laughter could take some of the pain away; beauty could punch holes in your fear.
“I’d had the conversation I’d been dreading all summer. I’d gone into the rooms I’d kept closed. I’d fallen in love and felt my heart break, and I’d heard more than I wanted to hear, and I was on my feet. The beautiful lies were all gone. Destroyed. And I was still upright.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
“I had set myself up for heartbreak and now I suspected there was nothing I could do but brace myself and wait for it to hit.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
“I don’t want to hurt you and I don’t want to feel what it would be like to lose you.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
“Trust me. You just have to open your heart. If you can do that, your world’s going to be a much brighter place from now on.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
“I always liked that thought, the way two people really did seem to grow into one. Or at least two overlapping parts, trees with tangled roots.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
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