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“Be careful, though. Sure, you can forgive someone for hurting you by accident, right? But if they keep accidentally ripping your heart out over and over again, it doesn't mean they're terrible people, but it probably means you're better off getting a distance where they can't keep doing that. Accidentally or not.”

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Book:Only Mostly Devastated
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