Perfect Addiction Quotes

“It takes a lot of willpower to forgive someone. It takes a lot of strength to let the anger go and live without it. Forgiveness is not for the weak. It's for the strong. And I'm strong. I didn't used to be, but now I think I am.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“I was born to be a fighter. But being a fighter does not mean that I have to live in rage. When I fight, I live in my emotions. But maybe... my emotions don't have to trap me anymore.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“You're his beacon of light. You give him a sense of direction in his life. A purpose. But is it worth it? Just being his friend? Not being able to love him the way you want to?”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“Facing myself has always been the hardest fight of all.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“I don’t think I’ve ever allowed myself to mentally steep in my own thoughts for this long before. Maybe it’s because I hate being alone with them. They’re vicious, only serving to plunge holes into my titanium exterior.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“A fighter never concedes, not even at her lowest point.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“I don’t ever want to forget this. I want to remember you – everything about you. I want to remember what it’s like to be with you. I want to remember what it’s like to be with you. It doesn’t matter if in five or ten years we’re just a memory to each other. When I look at your name on my heart, I want to remember that you once had it. And I once had yours.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“I want you in any way I can get you and I’m not going down easy. Not after the night we spent together, not after what I told you, and certainly not after everything we’ve been through.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“You own my heart. Every single heartbeat is for you.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“But I can’t forget you, Lucky. Never. You’ve sewn yourself into my brain. Embedded yourself in my heart. I’m a goner. A fucking goner.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“It takes a lot of willpower to forgive someone. It takes a lot of strength to let the anger go and live without it.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“I have to accept that love isn’t enough to hold two people together. Sometimes, real life gets in the way and that’s okay. When it does, we have to learn how to let go, not because we want to, but because we have to.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“Don’t be sad over the fact that you can’t have any more wonderful memories with him. Be happy that you got to spend these few weeks making him the luckiest guy in the world. Look back at every single kiss you ever shared with a smile on your face. Remember what it was like to have his heart and be grateful for the amount of time you had it. Your relationship with him may have ended on bad terms but the time before that was good. Really good.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“Your past is in your past, and it doesn’t define who you are. I know it doesn’t because I can tell you’re a good person. I’ve known it ever since I met you. And it’s okay. Forget what you think you owe me. I like you as you are right now.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“Sienna, it’s like I’m addicted to you. You’re the firth thing I see when I get into that cage. The last thing I think about before I go to sleep. I seek you out in the darkest days and I miss you when you’re not around. I think about what it’d be like to kiss your lips and every other part of your body.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“You’re catastrophically beautiful.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“Perhaps what I yearn for is the feeling of being in love, the feeling of having someone you can depend on everyday and share your life with.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“My weakness is you, Lucky.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“You know what makes a person a fighter? It's not the number of punches he can throw, or how long he can last in a cage. It's when he shows real courage and strength to overcome his battle wounds.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“Those dimples. I’m fairly certain they exist on men for the sole purpose of torturing women.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction

“You know what makes a person a fighter? It's not the amount of punches he can throw, or how long he can last in a ring. It's when he shows real courage and strength to overcome his battle wounds and scars. You have scars, killer. Own up to them.”
― Claudia Tan, Perfect Addiction