Beth Revis Quotes
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I realize the simple truth is that power isn’t control at all- power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others so that they may have the strength to stand on their own.
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I think death is easier than guilt sometimes.
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We’re so close we could touch. All it would take is for me to reach out my hand. But neither of us makes a move.
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I think his chutz is up, don't you?
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I hug my knees, burying my face in my arms. This room feels very large, and I feel very small.
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I had nothing to prove and everything to lose. But it didn’t take love to sacrifice something of yourself for someone else. It just took desperation.
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It's not knowing that's killing me. Not knowing if there's a chance that something can change, not knowing if there's hope at all.
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There’s a war going on, that much is clear. And I’m no longer sure I’m on the right side.
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You never know. Something small and broken really can be powerful.
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Who are the real monsters?
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Failure makes the success worth it.
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It wasn't that he called me a freak. It was the way he said it. Like he really meant it. Like he believed it.
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I'd rather have answers than weapons.
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I will do anything to make her happy again, so I give her the stars.
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I quit thinking.
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I saw Death itself. It was a feral thing, made of smoke and shadow. It was hollow and empty. And hungry. Starving.
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The glitter in the sky looks as if I could scoop it all up in my hands and let the stars swirl and touch one another but they are so distant so very far apart that they cannot feel the warmth of each other even though they are made of burning.
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I can think of no better way to meet a girl than to see her through the eyes of the story she loves best.
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I can get closer.
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I shut my eyes, and I force myself to feel myself. You never really think of what it’s like to be in your body, but even with my eyes shut, I can feel the boundaries of my skin, real or not. Everything that’s me is contained inside this body, and I feel it all. The heartbeat I cannot control. The mind that may not be mine. I am here, in this moment, in this body. All that I am—maybe not all that I ever was, but all that I currently am—is right here.
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I'll always come back to you.
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Elder mocked me for praying once, and i spent an hour berating him for that. He ended up throwing up his hands, laughing, and telling me i could believe whatever i wanted if i was going to hold onto my beliefs so hard.
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I will never, never be the same. I have seen stars. Real stars.
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It’s not selfish to be yourself and pursue your dreams.