“I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything.”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild
“That's one thing Earthlings might learn to do, if they tried hard enough: Ignore the awful times and concentrate on the good ones.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five
“I wished I was on the same bus as her. A pain stabbed my heart as it did everytime I saw a girl I loved who was going the opposite direction in this too-big world of ours.”
― On the Road: The Original Scroll
― On the Road: The Original Scroll
“In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.”
― The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
― The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists
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