Dorothy Koomson citations

“Far too many people opened their hearts and lives at the drop of a hat. Why give someone that power over you? Why endow them with the ability to hurt you that much? Let someone in and you were asking for an emotional kicking some day.”

“When you can't be honest with people, you can't ever relax with them.”

“Old pain doesn't completely die. Time may soothe it, stoke over it until it looks like it has healed, but it never dies properly. It stays with you, it lives in the cracks of your soul, waiting for moments when you feel true pain”

“It's the ones you love the most who can lift you in an instant, and destroy you without trying.”

“Crying was an acceptable outlet, even if it made you feel raw and empty inside, it was still better than that build up of resentment that grew from not letting your emotions out.
- My Bestfriend's Girl”

“That's what came from having romance in your soul. You believe in things like love at first sight and perfect presents.”

“I don't want to rely on something that could be taken away at some point.”

“I'd spent so long trying to fit in, trying to be someone i wasn't, that i had no idea who i was any more.”

“The only thing for it is to use men for sex and never let any of them get so close they could hurt you.”

“The thing I am most afraid of is love. When you say you love someone you are giving them license to hurt you.”