Bella > Bella's Quotes

“Time doesn’t heal all wounds. We both know that’s bullshit; it comes from people who have nothing comforting or original to say.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“I'm so happy you were my first, Theo, and you were worth all the heartache.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“Why can't we have a chance?" I ask Rufus.
"A chance at what?" He's looking around, taking pictures of the arena and the lines.
"A chance at another chance." I say.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“We can't ever be together," he finished. "But I always want to know you, even if we're in the same room and you're just saying hi to me over and over again, I'll be perfectly happy. I'll always want to be sitting across from you.”
― Adam Silvera, More Happy Than Not

“Kneel before the king, Griff." I look around for the king. "Me, asshole. I'm the king. Who else would be the king? Wade?"
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"On this rainy Thursday, I, King Theo of New York City, praise you, Sir Griffin of New York City, for your vast knowledge of fantasy novels I"ll never take the time to read myself. And for having the kind of laugh that I like hearing so much I would punch myself over and over if you found it funny.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“I was rised to be honest, but the truth can be complicated. It doesn't matter if the truth won't make a mess, sometimes the words don't come out until you're alone. Even that's not guaranteed. Sometimes the truth is a secret you're keeping from yourself because living a lie is easier." - Mateo -”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“I ignite the wick, and the firework takes flight. In that moment, I wish my existence were as simple as being set on fire and exploding in the sky.”
― Adam Silvera, More Happy Than Not

“What's a colder word for freezing?" Jackson asks, bundled from head to toe in my dad's coat, hat gloves, and the scarf I forced on him.
"Fucking freezing?"
Jackson nods. "It's fucking freezing. I'm not sure I really want a snowman best friend anymore.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“Memories: some can be sucker punching, others carry you forward; some stay with you forever, others you forget on your own. You can't really know which ones you'll survive if you don't stay on the battlefield, bad times shooting at you like bullets. But if you're lucky, you'll have plenty of good times to shield you" -Aaron”
― Adam Silvera, More Happy Than Not

“Every new minute we're alive is a miracle.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“...This'll be the day that I die. . . .This'll be the day that I die. . . ."
The energy in the room changes. Not just my confidence despite how off-key I am, no, our words are actually connecting with the Deckers in the audience, sinking deep past their skin and into their souls, which are fading, like a firefly turning off, but still very present. Some Deckers sing along and I'm sure if they were allowed to have lighters in here, they'd whip them out; some are crying, others are smiling with closed eyes, hopefully lost in good memories.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“Because we're going to keep in touch, right?"
"Are you kidding? I plan to know you forever.”
― Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera

“Death is inevitable for everyone.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
—John A. Shedd”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“Leaving means living before you die.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“Love is a superpower we all have but it's not always a superpower I'd able to control.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.
—Steve Jobs”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“Grief is complicated enough without wondering how someone else is handling their own shade of it.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“It's not such a bad thing, to feel powerless sometimes. It teaches us that some situations are inevitable and that we should spend what little time we have in the company of the people that matter most.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“Secrets can turn people into liars.”
― Adam Silvera, History Is All You Left Me

“It'll be game over, but we won first." -Rufus-”
― Adam Silvera

“Read to go?"
I remain seated.
"Getting up means leaving," I say.
"Yeah," Rufus says.
"LEaving means ding," I say.
"Nah. LEaving means living before you die. Let's bounce.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“I survived something I shouldn't have. Final thoughts: it's about time. I've made mistake, but I'm gonna go out right." -Rufus Emeterio-”
― Adam Silvera

“Read to go?"
I remain seated.
"Getting up means leaving," I say.
"Yeah," Rufus says.
"Leaving means dying," I say.
"Nah. Leaving means living before you die. Let's bounce.”
― Adam Silvera

“You know damn well I love you too." Man, it actually hurts how much I mean this.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“I sometimes forget their voices." I say. It's only been four months but that's fact. "They blend with the voices of people around me, but I could recognize their screams anywhere.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“Rufus puts his drawing of the world inside his pocket. "Ready to go?"
I remain seated.
"Getting up means leaving," I say.
"Yeah," Rufus says.
"Leaving means dying," I say.
"Nah. Leaving means living before you die.”
― Adam Silvera, They Both Die at the End

“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
― Jack London

“I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.”
― Jack London, The Turtles of Tasman

“I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.”
― Jack London