#know

But what I thought, and what I still think, and always will, is that she saw me. Nobody else has ever seen me — me, Jenny Gluckstein — like that. Not my parents, not Julian, not even Meena. Love is one thing — recognition is something else. ↗

— Peter S. Beagle

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#love #love

Love couldn’t be moved by circumstance, poor choices, or even blatant lies—skewed and damaged, yes, but the heart couldn’t deny what it wanted most once the desire was planted. Whether in bliss or affliction, love owned you all the same. ↗

— Rachael Wade

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#destiny #eternal-love #gavin-devereaux #love #resistance-trilogy

If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know, and if you don't know it's probably better you don't judge. ↗

— Junot Díaz

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#growing-up #humor #judgment #knowing #experience