you may be trying to sell something that is unsellable, and no amount of spin will convince your shrewd audience that they should seriously consider what you have to say.
“I fell in love with him. But I don't just stay with him by default as if there's no one else available to me. I stay with him because I choose to, every day that I wake up, every day that we fight or lie to each other or disappoint each other. I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me.”
― Allegiant
― Allegiant
“When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“I could not tell you if I loved you the first moment I saw you, or if it was the second or third or fourth. But I remember the first moment I looked at you walking toward me and realized that somehow the rest of the world seemed to vanish when I was with you.”
― Clockwork Prince
― Clockwork Prince
“you may be trying to sell something that is unsellable, and no amount of spin will convince your shrewd audience that they should seriously consider what you have to say.”
― Say More: Communicating at Work, at Home, and in the World
― Say More: Communicating at Work, at Home, and in the World
“We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again.”
― The Mark of Athena
― The Mark of Athena
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