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“Sometimes even stuff you expect to happen can still hurt”
― Jennifer Brown, Hate List

“People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.”
― Logan Pearsall Smith

“Because life is not fair, Albert. And the world is conspiring against you.”
― Veronica Roth, Divergent

“People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.”
― Veronica Roth, Insurgent

“I had hurt her feelings, I found out later; I didn’t know I had that power.”
― Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story

“I owe her everything and I love her and I tell her these days, although every time I say it, it gets a little diluted. I think you run out of I love yous.”
― Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story

“A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.”
― Stephen King

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”
― Bob Marley

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“And when you say the truth you get stronger.”
― Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story

“Old people die. It's what they do. ~ Amy”
― Beth Revis, Across the Universe

“Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.”
― Alfred Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam

“There are many things that can keep you in a relationship. Fear of being alone, Fear of disrupting the arrangement of your life.A decision to settle for something that's okay. Because you don;t know if you can get any better. Or maybe there's the irrational belief that it will get better even if you know he won't change.”
― David Levithan

“If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.”
― Bette Davis

“Life is full of tough choices, indeed.”
― Christian Andersen

“So you're giving up? That's it? Okay, okay. We'll leave you alone, Quasimodo. We just thought, maybe you're made up of something much stronger.”
― Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”
― Deb Caletti

“I love you . . . even if you are insane.”
Kellan was chuckling as he opened the shower door. “Good, because I think I’m going to be burping soap bubbles for a week.”
― S.C. Stephens, Reckless

“Lord help the female population if Kellan and I have a boy one day.”
― S.C. Stephens, Reckless

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
― Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
― Elie Wiesel

“Well, sometimes home is a person.”
― Beth Revis, A Million Suns

“TANDAAN: mahirap mafriendzone, pero madali lang gumanti!”
― Ramon Bautista, Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo?

“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

“Last words are always harder to remember when no one knows that someone's about to die.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska