Some things, however, are true no matter how hard you might try to block them out, and a lie is always a lie, no matter how prettily told. Some doors, once they're opened, can never be closed again, just as some trust, once it's been lost, can never be won back.

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The weak are cruel. The strong have no need to be.

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Do what you want, do what you will, do what you have to, do what you think you cannot.

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Sometimes, running away means you're headed in the exact right direction.

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Just because something is unspoken doesn't mean that it disappears.

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Real love, after all, was worth the price you paid, however briefly it might last.

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Sometimes the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and done with.

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Once you know some things, you can't unknow them. It's a burden that can never be given away.

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Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.

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No barrier was strong enough to keep out the movement of time.

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