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Eyes Like Stars

by Ashley Poston (Goodreads Author)

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“Sometimes you're the one speeding along in a panic, doing too much, not paying attention, wrecking things you don't mean to. And sometimes life just happens to you, and you can't dodge it. It crashes into you because it wants to see what you're made of.”
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“Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.”
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“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”
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“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. ”
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