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I want you to protect your heart and open it up to the possibility of love.

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I will never forget you because here’s the truth: part of me has never really wanted to.

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I am connected.

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Over the course of our lifetime, love will land on our doorstep in all shades and measures.

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Remember this, you are this example of beauty and strength, purely already from the fact you have been through what you have been through and are still hopeful.

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It’s okay to have a heart that cares, cries, and moves on. It’s okay to have a heart that one day understands everything and the next day understands nothing.

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You built the wall to try and heal faster – to survive the wounds that your heart has faced.

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I can’t tell if he rolls his eyes, because I am already rolling mine. As a music snob, I have stuck to my snobbery and refused to give Wilco the time of day.

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This is a script you know too well, the one marked by repetitive strife and hurt.

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Stop making yourself small to make other people feel more comfortable.