“Coming home is hard. Going away is easy.”
― Running on Air
― Running on Air
“It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t the only person in the world who thought and felt such strange and awful things.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“He'll miss those trains, if nothing else.
But then again, he only loved them because they were going places.”
― Running on Air
But then again, he only loved them because they were going places.”
― Running on Air
“I hope that Hector kills you." The breath rasps in his throat. "Do you think I do not hope the same?" he asks.”
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“He's a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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