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But now she wondered if finding out the truth behind some stories would constitute an even greater loss, because it meant losing something you were happy believing.
Sarah Addison Allen • Other Birds
What is it that I’m more happy believing and am actively avoiding looking closer at?

“If you can’t say no in relationships, then you can’t be intimate,” Dr. Rosen said.
Christie Tate • Group
To inspire is to breathe in; to expire is to breathe all the way out.
John Green • Everything Is Tuberculosis
“I don’t mind worriers,” I said. “Worrying is the correct worldview. Life is worrisome.”
John Green • Turtles All the Way Down
A myth without a voice is like a dandelion without a breath of wind. No way to spread the seeds.
V.E. Schwab • A Conjuring of Light
Beauty could be deceptive, and it often was. Vipers, after all, distract with shimmering scales before going in for the kill.