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> [“You're better than you think," I whispered. "I didn't realize it when I was little, didn't understand that look in your eyes, why you always looked so sad, but I get it now. Someone got inside of you and messed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/you-re-better-than-you-think-i-whispered-i-didn-t-realize-it-when-i/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

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## More by Madeline Sheehan

> [“Life was made up of moments, big ones and little, the good and bad, dark and light. We never remembered the gray, the times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/life-was-made-up-of-moments-big-ones-and-little-the-good-and-bad-dark/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“...Love isn’t a fucking answer. It hurts more than it doesn’t, it’s harder than it is easy, it takes work, guts, and perseverance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/love-isn-t-a-fucking-answer-it-hurts-more-than-it-doesn-t-it-s-harder/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“My longtime broken heart was breaking again, shattering, falling to pieces and disintegrating. And in its place was a brand new heart. Like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/my-longtime-broken-heart-was-breaking-again-shattering-falling-to/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“It was official. I was an asshole with a permanently broken heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/it-was-official-i-was-an-asshole-with-a-permanently-broken-heart/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“Still wearin' Chucks and singin' out of tune I see.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/still-wearin-chucks-and-singin-out-of-tune-i-see/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“You got a nickname, little Dorothy Matthews? ’Cause that’s a fuckin’ mouthful, right there. Not that I mind a mouthful of pretty girl.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/you-got-a-nickname-little-dorothy-matthews-cause-that-s-a-fuckin/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“He looked down at his flaccid cock. "Congratulations," he said. "You've just fucked yourself to death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/he-looked-down-at-his-flaccid-cock-congratulations-he-said-you-ve/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“ I'd do it all again," he whispered, crying as he cradled me against his chest." I'd go through the hell of losing you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/i-d-do-it-all-again-he-whispered-crying-as-he-cradled-me-against-his/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“Kami, do you have a weapon?" "No, I do not have a fucking weapon!" Kami screamed over her shoulder. "Do you really think I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/kami-do-you-have-a-weapon-no-i-do-not-have-a-fucking-weapon-kami/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“If you were older, darlin', I'd have you on the back of my bike and in my fuckin' bed. And you'd be not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/if-you-were-older-darlin-i-d-have-you-on-the-back-of-my-bike-and-in/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“But even after all this time, he'd stupidly held out hope, hadn't he? He'd clung to the memories of their time together like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/but-even-after-all-this-time-he-d-stupidly-held-out-hope-hadn-t-he-he/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“Everything has beauty. Even the ugly. Because without the ugly, there would be no beauty. Because without beauty, we would not survive our pain,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/everything-has-beauty-even-the-ugly-because-without-the-ugly-there/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“Because baby, I'm wild pussy and wild pussy can't be bought. Wild pussy doesn't like having pretty things thrown at it and being expected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/because-baby-i-m-wild-pussy-and-wild-pussy-can-t-be-bought-wild-pussy/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“I am Preachers little girl. And I'm gonna be just like him when I grow up. I'm gonna have a Fatboy but I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/i-am-preachers-little-girl-and-i-m-gonna-be-just-like-him-when-i-grow/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

> [“Been tryin’ to let you go, been tryin' for fuckin' years,” He said roughly. “Haven’t figured out how yet.” - Deuce to Eva (Undeniable)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-sheehan/been-tryin-to-let-you-go-been-tryin-for-fuckin-years-he-said-roughly/)

[Madeline Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-sheehan/)

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