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“It makes me feel tired about how guarded we are the whole time. Without even trying we're ready to make a joke of everything, serving up the day with big dollops of irony and derision and cynicism. As if. Sucked in. Kidding.”

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Fiona Wood

Fiona Wood is a renowned plastic surgeon, born on February 2, 1958. She has made significant contributions to the field of plastic surgery, particularly in facial reconstruction and burn treatment. more

“Claire continued. "There's a complexity of... looking forward to something. Being scared it doesn’t live up to your hope... like second dates... or returning to Cancun... or being in love with a stranger, hoping they never love you. It’s not that you prefer the concept or the excitement of the beginning. It’s the fear that a future with someone won’t be as nice as you hoped it would be. I would hate that, Brit. It'd crush me. It's like when you tell a person you like them—it always dips. It gets awkward. The expectation of it. I feel some things are best left at 'Hello.' Like, I write about living in a forest away from everyone, but I can’t tell if that’s the future I want or only enjoy writing about.”

Falling In Love Complicated Vulnerability Fear Of Failure Guarded The Goodbye Song Fear Of Change Lies We Tell Ourselves Fear Of Relationships

Book:The Goodbye Song

Source: The Goodbye Song

“Hope is as foreign to him as it is to me, and he's circling it. Poking it with a stick. Seeing if it's still breathing, and refusing to get excited until he knows it's the real deal.”

Hope Unfamiliar Guarded

Book:Unchosen: A YA Fantasy Standalone Where One Girl's Lie About the Chosen One Is All That Stops a Deadly Curse

Source: Unchosen: A YA Fantasy Standalone Where One Girl's Lie About the Chosen One Is All That Stops a Deadly Curse

“I think we all wear armor. I think those who don't are fools, risking the pain of being wounded by the sharp edges of the world, over and over again. But if I've learned anything from those fools, it's that to be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear. It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are. Sometimes I feel the same as you: I can't risk having people behold me as I truly am. But there's also a small voice in the back of my mind, a voice that tells me, "You will miss so much by being so guarded."Perhaps it begins with one person. Someone you trust. You remove a piece of armor for them; you let the light stream in, even if it makes you wince. Perhaps that is how you learn to be soft yet strong, even in fear and uncertainty. One person, one piece of steel.”

Armor Guarded

Book:Divine Rivals

Source: Divine Rivals