She was only saying what I already knew in my heart, but hearing the words spoken made it seem all the more true, all the more terrifying.
Words gave concepts power.
Once they were released, there was no choice but to understand them, no matter how painful they might be.
Dreams so often become nightmares. Family can so easily become foes. And people are always more stupid than you give them credit for.
Without the friendship we'd never have discovered the reason we were friends.
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