Don't let anyone see your vulnerable spots. Once they knew how to hurt you, they would do it again and again.
Sarah Addison AllenThat's the fairy tale. You meet, you fall in love, you kiss, and neither of you is revolted by it. You get married and have kids and live happily ever after.
Sarah Addison AllenLove always hurts. Thatโs one thing I know you know. But itโs worth it. Thatโs what you donโt know. Yet.
Sarah Addison AllenBooks can be possessive, can't they? You're walking around in a bookstore and a certain one will jump out at you, like it had moved there on its own, just to get your attention. Sometimes what's inside will change your life, but sometimes you don't even have to read it. Sometimes it's a comfort just to have a book around. Many of these books haven't even had their spines cracked. 'Why do you buy books you don't even read?' our daughter asks us. That's like asking someone who lives alone why they bought a cat. For company, of course.
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