But we comforted ourselves with what we really meant to say, which was…

David Levithan
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But we comforted ourselves with what we really meant to say, which was: I don't normally feel this good about what I'm doing. Measure the hope of that moment, that feeling. Everything else will be measured against it. ✨ David Levithan (2011). The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel, p.5, Macmillan
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But we comforted ourselves with what we really meant to say, which was: I don't normally feel this good about what I'm doing. Measure the hope of that moment, that feeling. Everything else will be measured against it. ✨ David Levithan (2011). The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel, p.5, Macmillan

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