It's much easier to hate a memory. I would know.
Renee Ahdieh, The Rose & the Dagger.
“From the stars, to the stars.”
“A trickle of blood slid down his arm.He felt nothing. He only saw it.Because nothing hurt like missing her.He suspected nothing ever would”
“It was easy to be good and kind in times of plenty. The trying times were the moments that defined a man.And love? Love was something that did much to change a person. It brought joy as it brought ...”
“Give me a meaningful love or a beautiful death!”
“Because at that moment, with the press of Rahim's lips to hers, with the touch of his tongue sending wildfire through her veins, she knew she would always be home here. With this boy. In this mome...”
“The power behind words lies with the person.”
“I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
“Hate the sin, love the sinner.”
“The opposite of love is not hate, its apathy, when you simply don't bother about that person!”
“But who can remember pain, once its over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see. Out of sight, out of mind.”
“I know what you are learning to endure. There is nothing to be done. Make sure nothing is wasted. Take notes. Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In lif...”
“My mind, I know, I can prove, hovers on hummingbird wings. It hovers and it churns. And when it's operating at full thrust, the churning does not stop. The machines do not rest, the systems rarely ...”