hubris, n. Every time I call you mine, I feel like I'm forcing it, as …

David Levithan
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hubris, n. Every time I call you mine, I feel like I'm forcing it, as if saying it can make it so. As if I'm reminding you, and reminding the universe: mine. As if that one word from me could have that kind of power. ✨ David Levithan (2011). The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel, p.107, Macmillan
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