Last Modified: 24 December 2021 023 When we believed in mermaids# š Notes# I do know that itās hard to be the children of parents who are obsessed with each other. (LocationĀ 99) Not everything is a disaster waiting to happen, I tell myself. Although, strictly speaking, it is. (LocationĀ 430) Oh, I do not want to like him so much. Lust, yes. Not like. I donāt know him at all, but in this gesture I feel the heart of a lion, big and inclusive and wise. It tips open the closed doors of my life. (LocationĀ 1798) āThere are seasons of darkness, yes? Loss and sadness all around.ā He tightens his grip. āBut if you are patient, the circle turns, and then there is happiness all around, everything good, everyone happy.ā He flings a hand out, palm up, as if scattering glitter. āMy friend, he just forgot that happiness is part of living too.ā (LocationĀ 1973) A girl without a mother who protects her is a girl at the mercy of the world. (LocationĀ 2386) āLove is not always destructive,ā he says quietly, and slides a finger up my shin. āSometimes love creates.ā (LocationĀ 2966) you donāt die. You justĀ .Ā .Ā .Ā begin again.ā (LocationĀ 2982) itās not about comparison, as my counselor used to say. My pain is my pain. (LocationĀ 3622) itās not about comparison, as my counselor used to say. My pain is my pain. (LocationĀ 3622) āYour quest is powerful. You neednāt apologize for the space it takes.ā (LocationĀ 3758) āIn the whisper of the waves, I hear your name In the caress of the sunlight, I feel your lips In the hands of the wind, I feel your touch Everywhere, in everything, there you are I will not forget you, sweet love.ā (LocationĀ 4634) The human body is a delicate, amazing creation. It takes almost nothing to completely destroy it, and yet it takes a lot. (LocationĀ 5167) š Additional Metadata# š§° Attributes ā Rating:: 3/5 š· Tags š Type:: #type/book š Genres:: #genre/fiction š Status:: #status/archive š° Platforms:: #platform/kindle šļø Related Links š¤ Creators:: [[Barbara O'Neal]]