And then, every time I didn't see her, there was a fall involved. I thought about dancing on the fifth-floor ledge outside out apartment. Every train she wasn't on felt something like hitting the pavement from five floors up. So maybe my father was right about that. Maybe happiness and excitement really are dangerous things. Catherine Ryan Hyde
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  1. I decided that not talking is like a litmus test for a real friend. You can just sit there and be. Not always be filling up the air with words

  2. The most important thing I can add from my own observations is this: Knowing it started from unremarkable circumstances should be a comfort to us all. Because it proves that you don't need much to change the entire world for the better. You can start...

  3. If you want to see a man come to his senses, try something like, Do you happen to carry a rubber in your wallet? Did I mention I'm not on the pill?

  4. It’s just words. How can words be dangerous?”“ You have a lot to learn about the world, baby girl. Nothing is more dangerous than words.”“ That’s stupid. What about a gun? A gun can kill you dead.”“ Only your body, ” Billy said. “It can’t...

  5. I don't think you feel much of anything anymore.

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