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“She slammed down the phone. The sharp bang shattered my heart like a bottle hitting the sidewalk”
“My daddy always said being brave wasnt not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were.”
“My daddy always said being brave wasn’t not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were.”
“My daddy says that when you do somethin' to distract you from your worstest fears, it's like whistlin' past the graveyard. You know, making a racket to keep the scaredness and the ghosts away. He s...”
“She leaned down so she was looking right in my eyes. "You hear me, child. you can't use other folks' bad behavior to excuse your own. When we got a choice, we keep Jesus in our hearts and don't do ...”
“A body can't run from what they done. They carry it with them inside. It fester and spread like poison if it's buried. It gotta be out in the air where it can heal.”
“I know you didnt see the violence and need for control in him in the beginning, but Im sure it was there. Nothing you did turned him into such an abusive man. And you well, you just didnt see your...”
“I know you didn’t see the violence and need for control in him in the beginning, but I’m sure it was there. Nothing you did turned him into such an abusive man. And you … well, you just didn’t see ...”
