I want to take back the secrets I told you so I can decide now whether…

David Levithan
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I want to take back the secrets I told you so I can decide now whether to tell them to you again. I want to take back the piece of me that lies in you, to see if I truly miss it. I want to take back at least half the “I love you”s, because it feels safer that way. ✨ David Levithan (2011). The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel, p.159, Macmillan
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