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Sometimes the things we really want are right in front of us. We just don't see them.


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Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss...." He turned to me. "But every once in a while, you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.



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Sometimes I get so caught up in my own problems that I forget how amazing the world is.



Maybe my mother's right. Maybe there is more to Bryce Loski than I know. Maybe it's time to meet him in the proper light.

Maybe my mother's right. Maybe there is more to Bryce Loski than I know. Maybe it's time to meet him in the proper light.



What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.

What he did to my heart was sheer, inexplicable, magic.



...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.

...and I realized that Garrett was right about one thing- I had flipped. Completely.



It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!

It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!



...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.

...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.



A painting is more than the sum of its parts

A painting is more than the sum of its parts



If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.

If chaos is a necessary step in the organization of one's universe, then I was well on my way.



Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could. - Julianna Baker

Somehow the silence seemed to connect us in a way like words never could. - Julianna Baker





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