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"I'm not trying to-What do teenagers say nowadays? he asked my grandmother."Get all up in her biznez, Nana said.Without cracking a smile."That's right, he replied. "We're not trying to get all up in your biznez, Ali."
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"We violated each other's boundaries with verbal missiles of anger disguised in the pretense of 'just kidding."

"I'll share my life with you. But, not my doughnuts."

"Don't get me wrong, she was an attractive girl, but the last thing she needed was to get mixed up with me."

"You cannot pour more water into a full cup without causing a spillage."

"Don't lower your standards to keep anyone, if they're not making you happy, it's time to find someone who does."

"We should have the right to have someone leave when we want, to only allow those in who we want in. But the truth is, people can force their way into your life whenever they choose. If they want to remind you forevermore that they exist, they will. They can reappear in a card or call or a 'chance' meeting, they can remember your birthday or the day you met with some innocuous small note. No matter how little they matter in your new life, they can insist on being seen and recognized and remembered."

"When teaching someone a boundary, they learn less from the enforcement of the boundary, and more from the way the boundary is established."

"I suggest to you, late or not late, the moment you have discovered that the mission of someone is to pee on your dreams, keep him away or keep away from him."

"Sometimes you just need to distance yourself from people. If they care, they'll notice. If they don't, you know where you stand."

"Move away from Machiavellian hearts. Manipulative people can frame you up even if you have a humble, simple and generous heart. Question their motive."
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"Apparently, dancing for him and throwing herself at him weren't enough. Apparently, she had to nearly commit murder to arouse him enough to attack her."

"Have you ever wondered what a witness is? It's someone who has died, who lives in heaven and watches over the lives of those she loved. That's what I do. I watch you. I cheer you on. I hurt when you hurt."

"We're gonna lie when the truth is hard? That's how this relationship is going to work? All righty, then."

"There are two kinds of people,' she'd said. 'Those who coast through life like ducks in a row, following one after the other, and those who ride the waves.' Tears spilled down my cheeks, and my voice cracked. "'Ride the waves, baby, and live. Live."

"Yeah, okay. You're right. I was having dinner with Zombie Carl the other night. You know, steak, rare, and a bottle of vintage type A. He told me all his secrets, but too bad for you I promised him I wouldn't tell. In exchange I asked him to gather his best undead buddies and stalk me through my friend's yard. And oh, yeah, it was totally fine if they wanted to use me as an all-night-dinner buffet, because having organs is SO last year."

"Every night death came, slowly, painfully, and every morning Maddox awoke in bed, knowing he'd have to die again later. That was his greatest curse and his eternal punishment."

"She wasn't easy to be around at the best of times, and during the worst, well, she sucked flaming balls of mean...Still she wanted his eternal admiration."

"Need a triumph, his demon whined.I'll get you one. Promise.Sure?What are you, Doubt? Yeah, I'm sure."
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