“There is such a thing as too much loss. Too much has been taken from you both - taken and taken and taken, until there's nothing left but hope, and you've given that up because it hurts too much. Until you would rather die, or kill, or avoid attachments altogether, than lose one more thing.”
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“Sometimes you lose everything for your love, and then you lose that love too.”
“Life is full of problems. Life is full of solutions as well.”
“Love either makes you a peaceful person or makes you go mad.”
“Your fear of losing someone will make you lose that person sooner.”
“Start correcting others only after you have fully corrected yourself.”
“You'll never run out of time if you stop competing with time.”
“Hiding the bitter truth from someone you care about hurts more than telling them the truth.”