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With a death sentence of an inoperable brain tumor, Sam tried to come to terms with the meaning of life, her belief in God, her battle with sobriety and her hope of it all ending on the beach. As her life dwindled away, memories of abuse, mistakes, and bad choices haunted her, amid old and new... read more
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“If that kid turned out to be a loser, it’s his own fault. We all make choices. When you grew up, you made the choice to drink. Five years ago, you made the choice to stop! You know how they say that ‘shit happens?’ That’s bullshit! Miracles happen - shit just gets in the way!”
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“He just shrugged and began to eat. “You should eat. It’s going to be a rough day for you. Finding out the world isn’t all sunshine and roses takes a lot out of you."”
Poppy -
“You guys are the best. You know, when Cody found you, it gave me renewed faith in happy endings. I kind of grew up, not in, but sort of believing in a fairy tale world. I went from place to place all my life looking for it but not finding it; at least not for me. But here, this is it! This is the best anyone could hope for. I know it’s not always sunshine and roses for you but this is like heaven to someone like me. Please don’t ever take it for granted. The love you all have for each other, it just blows my mind.”
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“Now, it’s just you and God. He has just shown you all the things you have done; now He wants an explanation. It soon becomes clear that he doesn’t care what you have done; He wants to know why . Why did you drink? Why did you run away? Why did you steal that pie from Nana’s windowsill? Why did you steal the car to go to that party? Was it because you’re a careless, selfish little bitch that doesn’t give a rat’s ass about anybody but yourself? Or was it to save your friend from those guys that would have gotten her drunk and raped her if given the chance? Sam didn’t know he knew about that.”
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She just wanted to die on the beach - no fanfare, no big send off, no benefits to raise money, no expensive, elaborate treatment - just go.
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