"My brain tells me it will be better to just let him go. My heart... not so much."
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"Unfortunately, real life doesn't have a remote control."
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"How funny it is that the most unlikely person sometimes becomes your ally."
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"If you let him go and he doesn't come back to you, he wasn't yours to begin with. It's a lesson learned in first grade"
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"We're in the Chicago suburbs, ruling our 'hood and the streets that lead here. It's a street war, where other suburban gangs fight us for territory. Three blocks away are mansions and million-dollar houses. Right here, in the real world, the street war rages on. The people in the million-dollar houses don't even realize a battle is about to begin less than a half mile from their backyards."
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"If you tiptoe into cold water, you're missing out on the rush of plunging in headfirst."
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"I don't want to end up like my mom. That's my biggest fear in life."
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"Should I tell him I'm not afraid of being hurt? I'm afraid of not being in control."
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"I don't play games with people's lives like you do."
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"A summer apart changes people.s"
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"From the look of us, you'd never know we slept in the same bed last night and made out like the world was going to end if we stopped."
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"Opening yourself up to making mistakes and being vulnerable is what makes it beautiful and special with the person you love."
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"When she wraps her arms around my neck, all I want to do is protect this girl for the rest of my life."
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"Whether it's right or wrong, fight for what you believe in."
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"We need to look back sometimes and realize the past taught us to appreciate our future."
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"Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned."
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"It's as if I'm taking away his pain and he's taking away mine."
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"The threat of taking something away makes us appreciate it more."
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"...there's no rule book or game plan when it comes to the grim realities of our lives."
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"Don't let your life outside of school dictate your future."
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