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They were everything they ought to be and nothing else.


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She was a wicked thing sometimes. All full of want. As if the shape of the world depended on her mood. As if she were important.

She was a wicked thing sometimes. All full of want. As if the shape of the world depended on her mood. As if she were important.



But no. There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.

But no. There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.



It exhasperated her, but she knew better than to force the world to her desire.

It exhasperated her, but she knew better than to force the world to her desire.



She knew the true shape of the world. All else was shadow and the sound of distant drums.

She knew the true shape of the world. All else was shadow and the sound of distant drums.



I cannot help but wonder how many of us walk through our lives, day after day, feeling slightly broken and alone, surrounded all the time by others who feel exactly the same way.

I cannot help but wonder how many of us walk through our lives, day after day, feeling slightly broken and alone, surrounded all the time by others who feel exactly the same way.





The gesture was so tight with rage she feared she’d snap and crack the world in two.

The gesture was so tight with rage she feared she’d snap and crack the world in two.



I love her more than just a little. I think it's because we're both somewhat broken, in our own odd ways. More importantly, we're both aware of it.

I love her more than just a little. I think it's because we're both somewhat broken, in our own odd ways. More importantly, we're both aware of it.



But for half a minute she wished it was a different sort of day, even though she knew that nothing good could come from wanting at the world.

But for half a minute she wished it was a different sort of day, even though she knew that nothing good could come from wanting at the world.





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