“They say that a person’s personality is the sum of their experiences. But that isn’t true, at least not entirely, because if our past was all that defined us, we’d never be able to put up with ourselves. We need to be allowed to convince ourselves that we’re more than the mistakes we made yesterday. That we are all of our next choices, too, all of our tomorrows.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
“Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.”
― The Cider House Rules
― The Cider House Rules
“The only thing the sport gives us are moments, But what the hell is life, apart from moments?”
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“Have you ever held a three-year-old by the hand on the way home from preschool?"
"No."
"You're never more important that you are then.”
― Anxious People
"No."
"You're never more important that you are then.”
― Anxious People
“...there's nothing reasonable about being a parent. The only thing everyone said when he was about to become a father was: "Don't worry." What a meaningless thing to say. There's an immensity of love that bursts from your chest the first time you hear your child cry, every emotion you've ever felt is amplified to the point of absurdity, children open floodgates inside us, upward as well as down. You've never felt so happy, and never felt so scared. Don't say "don't worry" to someone in that position. You can't love someone like this without worrying about everything, forever.”
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