“Man, it really gets me down. When everything's exhausted there's nothing left. The rate I was running, it wouldn't be long. Then what? What's next? What's the score? I can't handle the rest of my life suspended in boredom. Such a chore! Gonna burn out because I can't stand to fade away. Get it all in fast and get out. No turning back now. It's just the way it is, the way I need to be.”
― Pure Sunshine
― Pure Sunshine
“You know, you could live a thousand lifetimes and not deserve him.”
― Catching Fire
― Catching Fire
“The difference is that was then, this is now.”
― That Was Then, This Is Now
― That Was Then, This Is Now
“The trouble with my generation is that we all think we're fucking geniuses. Making something isn't good enough for us, and neither is selling something, or teaching something, or even just doing something; we have to be something.”
― A Long Way Down
― A Long Way Down
“There's a gift in your lap and it's beautifully wrapped and it's not your birthday. You feel wonderful, you feel like somebody knows you're alive, you feel fear because it could be a bomb, because you think you're that important.”
― The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
― The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
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