Quotes of Teri Terry

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“It is one thing to ask questions; what do you do with the answers?” ― Teri Terry, Slated
“Use the fear; feed the anger.” ― Teri Terry, Slated
“Simple is hard enough. Who needs complicated?” ― teri terry, Slated
“Pain can kill, all on its own: the body goes into shock and shuts down.” ― Teri Terry, Slated
“Never forget who you are.” ― Teri Terry, Fractured
“You, my dear, are getting curiouser and curiouser. Like Alice down the rabbit hole, nothing is as it appears.” ― Teri Terry, Shattered
“...as the sun shines down to melt the ice of another winter, to summon spring wildflowers from the earth; as the sky darkens with sudden, drenching showers before the sun returns, I know that both pain and joy are needed for life to grow.” ― Teri Terry, Shattered
“...to form something greater than the sum of its parts.” ― Teri Terry, Slated
“Seeing what scares you for what it is does not lessen the terror. It still has the power to break your heart, over and over again.” ― Teri Terry
“His closeness makes my heart beat faster, my skin tingle, my body want things it doesn't even know.” ― Teri Terry
“Truth is freedom. Freedom is truth.” ― Teri Terry, Fractured
“Like Aiden said: how can you truly love somebody when you don’t know who they really are?” ― Teri Terry, Shattered
“Caring for someone is never a bad thing, even if it doesn't work out” ― Teri Terry, Shattered
“I almost gasp out loud when I realise: Who I am is what I choose to do. Just like Mum. Who she is, at her core, is made up of all the decisions she makes.” ― Teri Terry, Fractured
“Failure is not an option.” ― Teri Terry
“Past ties twist loyalties.” ― Teri Terry, Fractured
“I have both been given and taken so many identities, but at last I am beginning to grow into my one true name.This was the gift my mother gave to me: Hope.” ― Teri Terry, Shattered
“It doesn't look much from the outside. But what you get outside is often like that. People, especially, can be so different from what you can see that you'd never guess what goes on in their secret places. What they are capable of.” ― Teri Terry, Shattered
“Turn around? No. Keep going, it's the only way to make sure I don't end up going back and forth.” ― Teri Terry, Shattered
Teri Terry
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Teri Terry

Teri has lived in France, Canada, Australia and England at more addresses than she can count, acquiring three degrees, a selection of passports and a silly name along the way. Past careers have included scientist, lawyer, optometrist, and, in England, various…

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