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"Like magic, she felt him getting nearer, felt it like a pull in the pit of her stomach. It felt like hunger but deeper, heavier. Like the best kind of expectation. Ice cream expectation. Chocolate expectation."
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"Carry your wounds with pride, Believe in yourself; amongst greatest of catastrophe' You grew into the being you are And I think that in itself, is certainly enough."

"Strength and weakness are both mental constructs. Now you choose, what's preferable for you."

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"Learn from the ocean; not fearing turbulence, it uses the wind against it to rise instead."
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"The air around her was cool lately, as if she were creating a vacuum with her unhappiness."

"Whenever I would get too nosy as a child, my grandmother would say, 'When you learn someone else's secret, your own secrets aren't safe. Dig up one, release them all."

"Did you get rid of that sweater like I asked?'Yes, Mother, ' Josey said.'I wasn't trying to be mean the other day. It just doesn't look good on you.'Yes, Mother, ' Josey said.The truth was, that sweater, that color, looked good on her daughter. And every time she wore it, it hinted at something that scared Margaret.Josey was growing into her beauty.Margaret watched Josey leave.She used to be a beautiful woman, the most beautiful woman around.She brought out the photo again.But that was forever ago."

"Love always hurts. That's one thing I know you know. But it's worth it. That's what you don't know. Yet."

"But relying on one person for your every need is so dangerous. One set of hands isn't enough to keep you from falling"

"Some of Bay's fondest memories were of lying under the apple tree in the summer while Claire gardened and the apple tree tossed apples at her like a dog trying to coax its owner into playing catch."

"It felt as though they were the only people in the world, two young women about to bury the symbol of their helplessness, as if that's all it would take to make them whole again."
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