“Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.”
― Riding Shotgun
― Riding Shotgun
“I don’t want to fade away, I want to flame away - I want my death to be an attraction, a spectacle, a mystery. A work of art.”
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me.”
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“there are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.”
― The History of Love
― The History of Love
“Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.”
― Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War
― Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War
Allison’s 2025 Year in Books
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