When you face a choice between being polite and being honest, err on the side of the truth. It's better to be disliked but respected than to be liked but disrespected. In the long run, the people we trust the most are those who have the courage to be sincere.

Adam Grant

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Vive sin pretender, ama sin depender, escucha sin defender y habla sin ofender.

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Never fall in love with someone that won't fight for you because when the real battles begin they won't pull your heart to safety, but they will their own.

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I loved him desperately, completely, and he wasn't threatening to consume me anymore. He already had. Everything that was me was him. My heart, mind and soul all were as much a part of him as they were me.

Cassandra Giovanni

I don't know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.

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