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A Castle of Sand

Bella Forrest

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Let the sandcastle collapse. In its place, I will build a fortress—one that the waves of nature and time could never destroy.”

“feels like a sandcastle; temporary and something that the waves of life and time will soon ruin…”

“He told me things as they were, told me that I could rise up from my past and be better. The reason we could never be together was because I believed that I was irreparable and he didn’t share the same conviction. Being with him meant constantly disappointing him just by being who I was.”

“At that realization, I swore to myself that through it all, I would always be by his side. Let the sandcastle collapse. In its place, I will build a fortress—one that waves could never destroy.”

“She lit up the darkness surrounding The Shade, and for a kingdom that had no mornings, only eternal night, her light was life.”

“Misery, after all, loves company.”

“Can’t you just trust me, Prince Charming?” “I told you not to call me that.” “No… you told me not to call you Prince Derek.” Laughter was in her voice. “Will you just come with me?”

“After we’d first slept together, I’d never told anyone, but I’d struggled deep inside. As I’d sketched his image the morning after I lost my virginity to him, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of insecurity and fear. I had just given him all of me in the span of a night. He’d been my first kiss, my first love… my first everything. On the other hand, for him, I was only one among many women who had come before me. Doubts about him losing interest in me and me being unable to equal the more experienced women he’d been with had plagued me.”

“for a kingdom that had no mornings, only eternal night, her light was life.”

“dowry—a dowry that was quickly spent on gambling, women and ale.”

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