H.M. Ward Quotes

Love doesn't come along too often. Believe me, I know. When it does, only the foolish let it fade. Even if it is him.

— H.M. Ward

“I'd give up everything for him, but then what? He has no job, I have no money, and we both live in a box. Love sucks.”

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“He's not a pet. He's an accident victim.”

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“The thing is, once something bad happens, there's no way to undo it. There's no erase button on life”

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“When Peter lets go, he looks down at my arm. The scratches aren't deep. "Did it bite you?" I shake my head and wipe the tears away. Peter is trying so hard not to smile. "What happened? Were you guys fighting over a stall?”

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“You can't keep it no matter how much you beg. Dragons are not pets, Ivy. He laughed.”

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My mom thinks I'm the heroine in every book I write ... so I'm a demon possessed, call girl, vampire killing, elfin college student who likes to have sex in elevators.
Story of my life ...

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“It's not like I invited you. Oh, and shotgun. I'm not sitting next to the turkey.”

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“She's a bitch. Fake people deserve to be treated like they're made of tin-or plastic. I recycle, it's OK. Besides, you know how I feel about robots.”

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He smiles. it nearly breaks my heart. I know that smile. It's a memory that's tainted, something that should have been happy but didn't turn out that way.

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“I don't know if other people lay down & die when things go wrong or they harden so much they're no longer alive.”

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“I lost you, but you're sitting right next to me!”

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“Fuck, No I'll handle this, i'm going to kick her ass and throw her out of the window. Then, I'll climb into my box and let your people clean up the mess.”

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“It's stupid to rush things when you aren't ready.”

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“When you said you were giving her a ring, I wanted to make sure she didn't eat it by accident. Who puts a ring in a muffin?”

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Everything I touch dies in my hand and the same thing's happening to you. You were vibrant when I met you, and now I've blanched the color from your cheeks and caused you nothing but pain.

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“You don't know him the way I do. He's not like that. A broken heart manifests differently in different people. Don't pretend to know how he feels or what he thinks.”

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You said cray cray."
"I'd say anything for you.

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“The darkness within her called to me. It's been my destruction and my savior, because it brought me to this woman and kept me coming back for more.”

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“I'm rewarded, uh, I mean punished, with a slap to my backside.”

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“I just don't want to have more people to lose. It sounds mental, but I'd rather be alone than be devastated when things don't work out and he leaves. Or something horrible happens and I lose him entirely.”

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“Holy fuck. What a buncha stupid white boys. Why don't they just invite the whole fucking police force into the bar? Avery this has gotta stop. Like now”

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“Yes this is Mr. Ferro and Mr. Ferro is sort of grumpy, one hundred percent of the time. Please excuse me, I need to go find my box.”

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Well, that's what I'm here for, to save the world from suckage.

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“What are you thinking in that beautiful head of yours?”

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“When you find the right person, yeah-this is what it feels like." He takes a deep breath, trying to steady himself before taking my hand and placing it over his heart. It's beating fast and hard. "Do you feel that? We haven't done anything yet and that's how I react to you.”

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“Hearts made of stone don't bend, they crack when pushed too far.”

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“His shirt is covered in my sorrow and stained with my tears.”

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“Go fuck a cactus, classless cunt.”

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At the same time, the idea of losing myself in him-of completely giving myself over to him-scares me. Fear holds me back.

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“Go fuck a monkey, Ferro. I don't have time for you or your fake sincerity.”

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Can he tell that I'm fucked up? Can he tell that I've been torn to pieces and put back together again?

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“What'd you think would happen when you died? That the prophecy would just be over and we'd all be like, oops, guess we got that one wrong?”

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Just because he's not like that doesn't mean he doesn't care.

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“You trusted me to do things that terrify you because it's what I needed. I can do the same for you. I can hold you. I can let you in.”

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“You're lost, broken, and completely fucked up. You're not like me, but you want to be. The difference between us is that I still have hope and you lost yours a long time ago.”

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“There's a big empty box filled with packaging peanuts and it's totally calling my name.”

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“Sean wrote that he prefers a woman with little experience so that he can take the time to teach her. What's that about? Altruism at its finest. He wants other guys to have better sex, so he teaches the new girl the ropes. That makes no sense. None of this does. There's a disconnect between this file and the guy I know.”

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“If I was a little lighter and you were a little darker, maybe we could meet in the middle and have a real chance, but you're the sun and I'm the moon. We chase each other in the sky, but never meet for long.”

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“He's grinning hard, showing a dimple on his cheek that I haven't seen in forever.”

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“You're like, a kick ass ninja of niceness.”

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There was no way to have a civilized conversation with that guy. It's like he was raised by giraffes or something.

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I felt like a trophy child, someone he had around to show off. It felt like it was more important that his daughter was perfect-but, I was his daughter and I was neither of those things. I worked hard to get my grades, and I tried so hard to meet his expectations, but I failed. Over and over again, I fell short. I didn't measure up. That feeling never faded.

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“I know I have to let him go, even though I don't want to. Whatever weird-ass relationship we had is over, and this is the last time I'll be with him. As the thought solidifies, it feels like I've been buried under an avalanche of stone. I can't breathe. Tears prick the back of my eyes, but they don't fall. I wish I was numb. I wish I could say yes to him. I wish I had a different life, because this one is so horrendously unfair.”

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“I wanted to hate you, but I just couldn't.”

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“People that are only there during the good times suck. I've had enough leeches in my life, and I'm grateful for the friends I have now. It hasn't escaped my notice that the people that I like the most are the kind that have been beaten by this life and didn't lie down, face first, in the dust. We gravitate toward one another. Maybe no one has an ordinary life, but since that's what I'm striving for, I'd rather not think about it. Chasing something that doesn't exist would completely suck.”

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“That's exactly why I was so dangerous - I didn't give up.”

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“Tell me how he's kind and compassionate, about how he takes care of you and puts you first. Tell me about the height of the pedestal he's placed you on, and that you worry about falling off ... that he thinks too highly of you. That you're just a girl, but this man thinks you're more stunning than a star hung in the heavens.”

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Oh, I know. He cares about controlling you, using you, and what else am I forgetting? Oh yeah, claiming you. You're an object to him, something to be won.

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Col-lide: to come together with a solid or direct impact

— H.M. Ward