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"But hey, what's life without a little adversity?'That had to have been the fakest attempt at optimism since my fourth grade teacher tried reasoning that we were better off without the dead kids in our class because it'd mean more turns on the playground swings for the rest of us."
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"Adversity is inevitable. Staying positive is optional."

"Bad things bring out the real you, the person hidden beneath all those layers of comfort."

"Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity."

"We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right."
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"I'm not... I'm not without a heart,' he heard Sophia say, her chin raised, eyes straight ahead. 'I'm not. I just don't have the luxury of being soft. I am trying to survive."

"I was coming to see the heavier your heart got, the strongest you had to be to keep carrying it around."

"Also, screw you-maybe you can be all stealthy and break into their building to get the woman out, but I can getus there and back safely. I did this for months and never got a second glance from anyone, including PSFs.'Probably because your ugly-ass face blinded them on the first look, she muttered."

"You gotta stand up and walk, Gem, he said quietly, turning his back on them. 'You have to walk out of here. Not just for them, but for yourself. Come on. You have to walk out of here on your own two feet. So I did."

"She shows up everywhere, at any time, like she can guesswhat we're going to do before we do it.'The lady is good at what she does, Liam confirmed.'Can you please not compliment the person trying to drag our asses back to camp?"

"You want to know the real reason they never let us touch or talk to each other if they could help it? It made us strong. If you have people who love you, you can fall back on them when you're afraid."
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