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> [“I wanted color. I wanted to soar with happiness even if it meant dealing with the weight of fear and guilt, too. I wanted to live.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/i-wanted-color-i-wanted-to-soar-with-happiness-even-if-it-meant/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

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## More by Heather Anastasiu

> [“History isn't all fact--it's just the story the victors tell to keep themselves in power. And it's been a slow revision. The more time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/history-isn-t-all-fact-it-s-just-the-story-the-victors-tell-to-keep/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“If we don't fight, we've already lost. Without hope, without trying, there's no point.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/if-we-don-t-fight-we-ve-already-lost-without-hope-without-trying/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [ “I think it's contentment. Where you have everything you ever wanted, all together in one place. It's quieter than excitement, but, \[...\] maybe it's better.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/i-think-it-s-contentment-where-you-have-everything-you-ever-wanted/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“He looked up and I realised how close we were, both of us leaning in together. I blinked a few times, suddenly light-headed, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/he-looked-up-and-i-realised-how-close-we-were-both-of-us-leaning-in/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“Don't you understand? I want to spend my life with you. I want you to be there when I go to bed at night…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/don-t-you-understand-i-want-to-spend-my-life-with-you-i-want-you-to/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“That you exist this way, Zoe, you're the ultimate proof that we can be so much more than just the sum of our parts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/that-you-exist-this-way-zoe-you-re-the-ultimate-proof-that-we-can-be/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“I wanted color. I wanted to soar with happiness even if it meant dealing with the weight of fear and guilt, too. I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/i-wanted-color-i-wanted-to-soar-with-happiness-even-if-it-meant/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“Everything was so much sharper without the Link fogging me--sights, sounds, smells. It was exhilarating and shocking and terrifying. I knew my emotions had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/everything-was-so-much-sharper-without-the-link-fogging-me-sights/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“Sacrifice for a worthy cause means something. It's the best of what makes us human.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/sacrifice-for-a-worthy-cause-means-something-it-s-the-best-of-what/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“Being with him made me want to make my own dreams, discover my own path. I was my best self when I was with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/being-with-him-made-me-want-to-make-my-own-dreams-discover-my-own/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“Having something to fight for will make us stronger than anything they can throw at us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/having-something-to-fight-for-will-make-us-stronger-than-anything/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“If we can learn to love one another and lift each other up, then we will not fall, no matter the assault the enemy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/if-we-can-learn-to-love-one-another-and-lift-each-other-up-then-we/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“He pulled me closer until his lips breathed me in, until we were sharing one breath.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/he-pulled-me-closer-until-his-lips-breathed-me-in-until-we-were/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“You've felt it, haven't you? Those feelings that seem to get so big in your chest, like something is so beautiful it aches?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/you-ve-felt-it-haven-t-you-those-feelings-that-seem-to-get-so-big-in/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

> [“We have to believe that forgiveness is still possible even if those we committed crimes against will not forgive us. It means what matters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-anastasiu/we-have-to-believe-that-forgiveness-is-still-possible-even-if-those/)

[Heather Anastasiu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-anastasiu/)

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