Gemma Liviero Quotes

#1. I think that this place can strip a person of human traits. It can make one desire nothing and hope for even less.

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#2. He taught me not to dwell or attach myself to things from the past that were no longer useful, and that sentimentality was for people who did not want to move forward in this world.

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#3. You are the only person with the power to control your thoughts and attitudes. No one can touch you in here," I say, pointing to my head. "You don't have to change who you are because of what has happened to you.

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#4. You need to think about the future, not the past. You

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#5. ...I feel pity that she will never fully understand what it is to be loved and forgiven, then loved even more." Pastel Orphans

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#6. There is no shame to not love your own flesh and blood. As I have discovered, the people I value most in the world do not share mine.

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#7. The sun breaks through the clouds, streaking color across a city that struggles to find reasons to meet the day.

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#8. Love is more than just a word. It is something you grow into with time.

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#9. Poor little lambs,' says one, eyeing us constantly, as if there is something wrong with us; as if we have a condition that can't be named." Pastel Orphans

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#10. Because they are ignorant and their parents are ignorant. Because they don't know any better." Pastel Orphans

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#11. She believes that everyone we meet influences us, that we need to hear their stories to learn more about ourselves.

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#12. She spoke softly and gently, like our ears needed respect, and she carried the worries of the world on her shoulders so that we did not have to. She never once complained.

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#13. As long as there is a sun and a moon, there is another day to love and fight.

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