Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.

Stephen Chbosky
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  1. We accept the love we think we deserve.

  2. I would die for you. But I won't live for you.

  3. What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms?

  4. I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

  5. Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

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