Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.
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| — | George Orwell, 1984 (via purplebuddhaproject) |
I want to talk about what happened without mentioning how much it hurt. There has to be a way. To care for the wounds without reopening them. To name the pain without inviting it back into me.
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Lora Mathis, If There’s A Way Out I’ll Take It (via thequotejournals) |
