Quotes About Breaking Down Novels & Stories

“What’s mine.” “Wala kang pag-aari dito.” “Wrong,” sagot niya agad. “Half.” Napatawa ako… pero walang saya. “Prove it.” “Working on it.” Tumingin siya diretso sa mata ko. Walang galit. Mas nakakatakot. Kasi kalmado siya. Calculated. “Everything you built,” sabi niya, “has cracks.” “Then break it,” sagot ko.

Hinalikan ko siya pabalik at sinabayan ang ritmo ng dila niya. Mapusok... Malalim, at nakakahingal na halik ang pinagsaluhan namin at walang may gustong tumigil. I lied when I said that my wall will never break down again. Isang hawak lang kase niya, basag ulit ang pader ko. His impact was so strong that I couldn't find myself holding back for so long. Bumibigay ako lagi sakanya. And that's bad... Real bad.

"But the cost was high, wasn't it? I had to tell the whole world that I'm... that I'm 'broken' just to prove they are liars." "You didn't prove you were broken, Barbara," Nate said, his voice deep and steady. "You proved you were honest. In a room full of people wearing masks, you were the only one brave enough to show your scars. That's not a weakness. That's power." He poured her another small measure. "Drink. Not to forget, but to acknowledge that you survived. Tonight was the funeral of your past. Tomorrow is the first day of your future." Iniangat niyang muli ang kanyang baso habang nakangiti. "Cheers to myself!" Nakangiti pa niyang wika bago inisang lagok ang alak.

"When I proudly raised my hand during recitation in class, only to come up with a wrong answer. They mocked me after that. I'm too boastful to be wrong." Napaismid ako nang mahina. "Nakakahiya nga." "My turn." He slightly moved. "Motivation mo in life?" "Perhaps to experience true happiness, one must accept the broken self." I can remember that line clearly. And the activity went on. ***

Dahil sa sobrang excited ko ay nakalimutan kong meron nga pala nito. "They say promises are meant to be broken, well, I don't agree with that. The person who have broken the promise is the one who is probably broke, and it's not the promise itself." Panimula ni Gavin at lahat kami ay tahimik lang na nakikinig sakanya.

"Deal. But I still get to name the tea station ‘Zen Zone’." Nilagay ko sa ibabaw ng tea cabinet. At sa ilalim, naglagay ako ng maliit na frame na may quote: "Sometimes chaos is just another word for waking up your soul." Tinanggap na niya ang tea. Tinanggap ko na rin na hindi lahat ng gulo ay pang-away. Minsan, weaponized breakfast din ang susi sa understanding. And for now, Raven 1. Dean 0. Pero hindi pa tapos ang laban.