I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be… - Erin Morgenstern

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I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held. Trying to control what cannot be controlled. I am tired of denying myself what I want for fear of breaking things I cannot fix. They will break no matter what we do.

Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus · September 13, 2011 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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But dreams have ways of turning into nightmares.

"Do you remember all of your audiences?" Marco asks.
"Not all of them," Celia says. "But I remember the people who look at me the way you do."
"What way might that be?"
"As though they cannot decide if they are afraid of me or they want to kiss me."
" I am not afraid of you," Marco says.

People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.

I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held. Trying to control what cannot be controlled. I am tired of denying myself what I wa… - Erin Morgenstern

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