Quotes From "The Sweet Gum Tree" By Katherine Allred

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You can’t turn love on and off like a light switch, no matter how hard you try. All you can do is wall it off, one brick at a time, until you’ve created an impenetrable fortress around your emotions. And once that fortress is built, you camouflage it so well that even you can’t see it anymore. Katherine Allred
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This isn’t a church social, Sweetheart. You aren’t going to be able to save me this time. Katherine Allred
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To my surprise, Nick reached under his shirt and pulled out the half-heart pendant. With his gaze fixed on mine, he slid the chain over my head. “No one should have to go through life with only half a heart, ” he whispered. Katherine Allred
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Lies and half-truths hurt not only the liar, but the people they love most. Katherine Allred