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He said that we belonged together because he was born with a flower and I was born with a butterfly and that flowers and butterflies need each other for survival.Gemma Malley
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Because no one needs to live for ever. I think that sometimes you can outstay your welcome.Gemma Malley
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I love you Anna Covey, ' he said, his voice barely audible. And slowly, clumsily, he leant forward, and his lips found hers, and Anna felt him kiss her awkwardly, she knew that she wasn't a Surplus any more. And nor was Peter.Gemma Malley
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Surplus meant unnecessary. Not required. You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were needed by someone else. You couldn’t be a Surplus if you were loved.Gemma Malley
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But sometimes they all craved a little bit of danger, of excitement, of meaning, even if only to reinforce how very comfortable and secure their lives really were.Gemma Malley
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It was his eyes, so challenging and with a piercing look about them. They were eyes that trusted in nothing and they made her uncomfortable around him, self-conscious.Gemma Malley
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I know that we have to live each moment because we won’t be here for ever, and that I wouldn’t want to be anyway, because knowing something’s going to end makes you appreciate it more, makes you want to savour every moment. And I know that I won’t sign the Declaration, even if it makes me different, even if it makes me suspicious. Because no one needs to live for ever. I think that sometimes you can outstay your welcome. .Gemma Malley