“Be the best without trying to be better than the others.”
―
Dhonielle Clayton,
The Belles
“Dreams remind us of who we are and how we feel about the things around us.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Love is when hearts beat together.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Lies are as dangerous as a sword. They can cut to the bone.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“You have to decide for yourself. It is you who must live with the outcome.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Momma said people are like streams, and when you meet your beloved, you become a single river flowing in one direction; currents, waves, ripples, indistinguishable from one another.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet
“You can never be clean enough, pretty enough, or smart enough.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“No one is a prisoner. Even you have the power to make your own choices.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Envy can grow like a weed inside you. Be the best without trying to be better than the others.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“None of us know when our time is up. The gods gave us one gift—to know when our loves would come. The part of life. It would be greedy to ask for more.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet
“If you want to burn yourself, go ahead."He does, and I try not to gasp. "I don't mind it. Sometimes it reminds me that I'm awake.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“We can’t expect one person — or even two — to take the entire burden of resisting on their shoulders. We all have to stand up and say no.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose
“Maman never told me what to do when the world falls apart like a dress ripped at its seams, the beads scattering into faraway corners, the fabric a storm of shredded pieces left destroyed and unrecognizable. She never told me how to battle the nightmares that creep in like icy shadows, lingering behind closed eyes. She never told me what to do when all the color leaks out of the world like blood oozing from a mortal wound.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose
“Love isn’t a cage, petit,” she says. “It’s more like a post-balloon—sent off in a specific direction, but allowed to make its own path.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Don’t be fools. You can’t have both. Who wants love when one can be powerful?” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“She's nice," he says.His compliment warms me."That's it?" the third one replies with a stamp of her foot. She shoves his shoulder and pouts, her lips a brilliant shade of coral."Sh's a little stubborn."I smile."Can be a bit impulsive or reckless," he adds.I scoff. Bree chuckles.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“I still hate the feeling in these moments that my body doesn’t belong to me. I become a doll—an object to be embellished.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Listening to them laugh makes my brain do that annoying thing where it immediately thinks the worst. My therapist says it’s part of my anxiety—expect bad stuff as opposed to good things so I won’t be hurt. Anxiety plays the most frustrating mind game.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout
“The world is vaster and more beautiful than she ever described. Each corner of it feels different and unique, part of a puzzle with disparate pieces that somehow fit together.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose
“Dreams remind us of who we are and how we feel about the things around us.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Love is when hearts beat together.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Lies are as dangerous as a sword. They can cut to the bone.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“You have to decide for yourself. It is you who must live with the outcome.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Momma said people are like streams, and when you meet your beloved, you become a single river flowing in one direction; currents, waves, ripples, indistinguishable from one another.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet
“You can never be clean enough, pretty enough, or smart enough.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“No one is a prisoner. Even you have the power to make your own choices.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Envy can grow like a weed inside you. Be the best without trying to be better than the others.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“None of us know when our time is up. The gods gave us one gift—to know when our loves would come. The part of life. It would be greedy to ask for more.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet
“If you want to burn yourself, go ahead."He does, and I try not to gasp. "I don't mind it. Sometimes it reminds me that I'm awake.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“We can’t expect one person — or even two — to take the entire burden of resisting on their shoulders. We all have to stand up and say no.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose
“Maman never told me what to do when the world falls apart like a dress ripped at its seams, the beads scattering into faraway corners, the fabric a storm of shredded pieces left destroyed and unrecognizable. She never told me how to battle the nightmares that creep in like icy shadows, lingering behind closed eyes. She never told me what to do when all the color leaks out of the world like blood oozing from a mortal wound.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose
“Love isn’t a cage, petit,” she says. “It’s more like a post-balloon—sent off in a specific direction, but allowed to make its own path.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Don’t be fools. You can’t have both. Who wants love when one can be powerful?” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“She's nice," he says.His compliment warms me."That's it?" the third one replies with a stamp of her foot. She shoves his shoulder and pouts, her lips a brilliant shade of coral."Sh's a little stubborn."I smile."Can be a bit impulsive or reckless," he adds.I scoff. Bree chuckles.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“I still hate the feeling in these moments that my body doesn’t belong to me. I become a doll—an object to be embellished.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Belles
“Listening to them laugh makes my brain do that annoying thing where it immediately thinks the worst. My therapist says it’s part of my anxiety—expect bad stuff as opposed to good things so I won’t be hurt. Anxiety plays the most frustrating mind game.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, Blackout
“The world is vaster and more beautiful than she ever described. Each corner of it feels different and unique, part of a puzzle with disparate pieces that somehow fit together.” ― Dhonielle Clayton, The Everlasting Rose
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