Jolie

“If the pain is in you, it’s in you. It follows you everywhere. Can’t outrun it. Can’t erase it. Can’t push it away; it only comes back. The way I’ve been thinking, after all that’s happened, maybe there’s only one way to survive it. You have to let it in. Let it hurt you. And don’t wait. It’ll reach you eventually. Might as well be now.”
― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen

“The feeling of almost drowning is even worse than actually drowning. Actually drowning is peace. Almost drowning is pure pain.”
― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen

“I think there’s this survival instinct inside all of us that clicks on when we see other people failing. It makes me feel gross and incredibly human.”
― Julie Murphy, Dumplin'

“Meh is basically a shoulder shrug, and that pretty much sums up the reaction I get from society at large.”
― Val Emmich, Dear Evan Hansen