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“It was true—but it was harsh. And it feels like maybe a harsh truth can be as hurtful as a lie.”

Truth Honesty Lies Words Wounds Harsh

Book:Biome

Source: Biome

“I don’t have to let anyone use me. I don’t have to bend the truth. Even if I’m not ready to forgive just yet, I don’t have to be tied to my scars, to the people who wounded me, or to the anger and fear that grew out of it. I can be myself and be honest and not be afraid. Not of getting hurt or of hurting others.”

Truth Fear Growth Honesty Forgiveness Anger Wounds Scars

Book:Biome

Source: Biome

“But when you’re a kid, it isn’t chaos. It’s just a heartbeat. Your house isn’t floating through space, it sits on the ground. Once you get old enough you start to see that color is just paint and doors are just wood. Then, at some point, that feeling of home vanishes entirely. And… that’s what I fear. That nothing will ever make me feel like I’m safe again. That once you leave home, you never get it back.”

Home Reality Safety Aging Chaos Moving On Heartbeat Leaving Home

Book:Biome

Source: Biome

“Tears sting my eyes once more, building up and rolling over my cheeks with the heat of a dying star. Isn’t that what death is? It’s forgetting. It’s letting go. We make peace with the dead to say goodbye.”

Death Peace Memories Letting Go Forgetting

Book:Biome

Source: Biome

“Nerve endings. That’s what it all comes down to. Billions of rooted synapses, like trees entwined in erratic soil. Lightning strikes every millionth of a second, the charges scattering across the gaps and down a spinal braid.”

Dreams Thoughts Nerves Synapses

Book:Biome

Source: Biome

“Maybe the problem with holding onto memories so tightly is that they don’t allow us to make room for the future. Maybe the gentle decay of the past is a blessing that dulls the sharp blade of regret, allowing the possibility of rebirth.”

Past Memories Regret Moving On

Book:Biome

Source: Biome

“I wonder if this is how it feels to grow old. Knowing that time is still passing but you’re no longer a part of it.”

Age Time Connection

Book:Biome

Source: Biome