Finch Quotes

“Because it's not a lie if it's how you feel.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“Is today a good day to die?

Is today the day?
And if not today–when?”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“You are driving me crazy. You have been driving me crazy for weeks.”
― Jennifer Niven

“A lake. A prayer. It's so lovely to be lovely in Private.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“No, everybody's gotta learn, nobody's born knowin'. That Walter's as smart as he can be, he just gets held back sometimes because he has to stay out and help his daddy. Nothin's wrong with him. Naw, Jem, I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks."
....
"That's what I thought too," he said at last, "when I was your age. If there's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time . . . it's because he wants to stay inside.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird: Harper Lee -- Book Summary And Analysis!

“Boo and I walked up the steps to the porch. His fingers found the doorknob. He gently released my hand, opened the door, enter inside, and shut the door behind him. I never saw him again.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“It was as if someone had left
the bird there
as a kind of telegram
of feathers, oily feathers
that looked like they’d struggled,
shuttered a little before letting go
into flight
forever.”
― Kristen Henderson, Drum Machine

“It's not your fault. And sorry is wastes time. You have to live your life like you'll never be sorry. It's easier just to do the right thing from the start so there's nothing to apologize for.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“I’m sorry about Finch. He was a good, screwed up kid who should have had more help.” “I feel responsible.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“-Cara, por que você faz isso?
-Porque todos vamos morrer um dia. Eu só quero estar preparado.
Esse não é o motivo, claro, mas a explicação foi suficiente pra ele. A verdade é que existem muitos motivos, que mudam diariamente [...]”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“―No estás solo. ― Y antes que pueda decirle ‹‹De hecho lo estoy, lo cual no forma parte del problema. Todo estamos solos, atrapados en el interior del cuerpo y de la mente, y sea cual sea la compañía que podamos tener en esta vida, no es más que pasajera y superficial››”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“-Penso bem melhor à noite, quando todo mundo está dormindo. Sem interrupções. Gosto da sensação de estar acordado quando ninguém está.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“Quais sentimentos são reais? Quais dos meus eus sou eu?”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“..., but the great thing about this life of ours is that you can be someone different to everybody.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

“Sometimes things feel true to us even when they are not.”
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places