Dining room Quote by Courtney C. Stevens

“My dad's mom, Pazie, has this formal dining room, and it's so formal no one is allowed to use it. Some people have hearts like that, and I'm worried I'm becoming one of them. I feel myself shutting down, closing off, like I should tell people, "No, we don't use this heart anymore. It's too fragile.” quote by Courtney C. Stevens — Download Open image

““My dad's mom, Pazie, has this formal dining room, and it's so formal no one is allowed to use it. Some people have hearts like that, and I'm worried I'm becoming one of them. I feel myself shutting down, closing off, like I should tell people, "No, we don't use this heart anymore. It's too fragile.””

Courtney C. Stevens

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