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With a Reckless Abandon

Book by Maddy Kobar · 15 quotes · Love, Romance, Mental Illness

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“A life I'd gladly give for what is living if there is no Happiness, truth, feeling, nor love? For surely as I was born of human blood I am a creature of undeniable emotion that cannot be suppressed”

Romance Poetry Emotion Affair Bipolar Disorder

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“My madness was too much for them and it was my affliction.”

Madness Mental Health Mental Illness Bipolar Disorder

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“His mind betrayed him and now we were all victims of the horrible deception.”

Family Madness Mental Health Mental Illness Bipolar Disorder

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“The trouble with me is that too much of my blood was bad. The doctors couldn't bleed it out of me; whatever it was.”

Madness Medicine Illness 19th Century Blood Letting

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“Fiction is a blessing to those of us who suffer from mental illness; I'm sure many would agree. To be able to escape into the minds and hearts of other people, is such a uniquely thrilling experience, that everyone should indulge in this freedom as often as possible. It will not only expand your mind in what is possible, but your heart as well, growing empathy for those who live lives so different from your own.”

Mind Heart Reading Fiction Books Empathy Mental Health Mental Illness Read Fictional Worlds

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“You didn't ask to be sick. She had said in sympathy and pity. I ignored the pity and embraced the sympathy. What else could I do?”

Empathy Illness Mental Illness Pity Sickness Sympathy

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“I came out here because I didn't want to rot at home alone. Could he even begin to conceive how perfectly wretched it was to have your entire life already planned for you when you were just seventeen?”

Romance Loneliness Pressure Teen Angst

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“For all the loose morals Robert and his beloved poets had, they were right to celebrate love for it was one of the most powerful forces on earth.”

Love Romance Poetry Poets Romantic Era

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“While it was true that I knew very few women, I was convinced that Anya must have been the loveliest of them all. I felt always vaguely disappointed every time I saw her eyes light up when she was in Robert's presence for that is when they shined the brightest. He could be wearing dirty clothes, be covered in filth and she'd still think him the greatest boy alive.”

Love Jealousy Favoritism Secret Crush

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“Love me as I am or not at all; If you aren't pleased with what you see Cast me back into the deep swirling sea”

Love Poetry Acceptance Unconditional Love Conditional Love

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“As if summoned by my private musings, Robert came rolling down the hill. Think of the boy and he appears; what kind of faerie meddling was this?”

Humor Romance Thoughts 19th Century Young Love Faeries

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“I had assumed that a boy who loved me so intensely was full of happiness, love, and light so that he was free of his own demons and pain. My assumption was entirely wrong.”

Love Depression Mental Illness Assumptions Bipolar Disorder Hiding Feelings

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“Truthfully, I thought some of Robert's outfits a tad too daring. The necklines on some of his shirts plunged further south than those sported by a courtesan from the continent. He owned more patterned scarves than any sensible man ever should.”

Humor Fashion 19th Century Romantic Era

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“I was the great family embarrassment after all. Wren was hardly my first misstep. Father called them missteps but to me they were legitimate romances. Live and let love.”

Love Romance Affairs Romantic Era

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“You deserve better. I'll give you something so, so much better. By all the beating hearts of the rebel poets, I do solemnly swear, my darling, you shall soon be free!”

Love Romance Free Declaration Of Love Romantic Era Rebel Poets

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