"There is nothing perfect. There is only life."

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“It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening.”

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“It was the oldest sound there was. Souls flying away.”

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“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.”

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— H. H. Asquith

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"Meeting Anna-Louise was like finding a stranger's shopping list on the mall floor and realising there are other, more interesting diets than your own. It was the first time I ever felt incomplete."

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