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“Scars are just another kind of memory.”
― The Light Between Oceans
― The Light Between Oceans
“Truth is a strange companion. It devastates one moment and enthralls the next. But it never deceives. And because of that, in the end, it comforts.”
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
“Fear is worse than pain, I think. Pain is centralized, identifiable, and wanes as you wait. Fear is a heaviness you can’t wriggle out from under. You must simply find the will to stand with it and start walking. Fear does not start to fade until you take the step that you think you can’t.”
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
“The truly frightening flaw in humanity is our capacity for cruelty - we all have it.”
― Dark Places
― Dark Places
“A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.”
― Sharp Objects
― Sharp Objects
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