After a certain point, a heart with so many stress fractures can never be anything but broken.
Jodi PicoultIt turns out that sharing the past with someone is different from reliving it when youโre alone. It feels less like a wound, more like a poultice.
Jodi PicoultOnce upon a time there were two sisters. One of them was really, really strong, and one of them wasn't.' You looked at me. 'Your turn.' I rolled my eyes. 'The strong sister went outside into the rain and realized the reason she was strong was because she was made out of iron, but it was raining and she rusted. The end.' No, because the sister who wasn't strong went outside into the rain when it was raining, and hugged her really tight until the sun came out again.
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