“She hated that she was still so desperate for a glimpse of him, but it had been this way for years.”
 ― Julia Quinn, The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever

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 “I thought of all the others who had tried to tie her to the ground and failed. So I resisted showing her the songs and poems I had written, knowing that too much truth can ruin a thing. And if that meant she wasn't entirely mine, what of it? I would be the one she could always return to without fear of recrimination or question. So I did not try to win her and contented myself with playing a beautiful game. But there was always a part of me that hoped for more, and so there was a part of me that was always a fool.” ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear

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"“We're cool," I say calmly, although I feel something else. I feel... sad. Like I've lost something I never quite had.” ― Christine Seifert, The Predicteds


 

It's like I've known you all my life but I don't know you at all.