64 Quotes About Shatter-me
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A million leaves from a hundred different branches dip in the wind, flutteringwith the false promise of flight. The gust catches their withered wings only to force them downward,forgotten, left to be trampled by the soldiers stationed just below.
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In the steady thrum that accompanies quiet, my mind is unkind to me. I think too much. I feel, perhaps, far more than I should. It would be only a slight exaggeration to say that my goal in life is to outrun my mind, my memories.
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I peek up at his features, at the crooked grin i want to savor, at the color in his eyes i'd use to paint a million pictures.
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In my less charitable moments I might call him a coward, but I get it. I'd opt out, too, if I could. I just don't feel like I can. There's still too much I'm willing to die for.
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My father couldn't warm my frozen hands.
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So this—This is agony.This is what they talk about when they talk about heartbreak. I thought I knew what it was like before. I thought I knew, with perfect clarity, what it felt like to have my heart broken, but now—now I finally understand.
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He takes my hand. Intertwines our fingers. Offers me a smile that manages to kiss my heart.
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You're naked?" Kenji is suddenly studying my sheet and not bothering to be subtle about it. I flush despite my best efforts, flustered, frustrated. "Blondie said they destroyed my clothes.""Blondie?" Blond man is offended.
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There is a strange kind of freedom in giving up.
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