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“I heard once that we always have a choice. Always. I don't believe that anymore. We don't get to choose the bad things that find us. We don't get the choice of whether or not the darkness affects us, whether or not we break. When your feet get swept out from under you, you don't get to choose if you fall. You can only let your eyes adjust, gather your pieces, and drag yourself up.”

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Book:Surviving the After

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