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“There is no ideal world for you to wait around for. The world is always just what it is now, and it's up to you how you respond to it.”
― Warm Bodies
― Warm Bodies
“In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise. But still he wandered through the streets of the town, always silent and alone.”
― The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
― The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
“You should always be taking pictures, if not with a camera then with your mind. Memories you capture on purpose are always more vivid than the ones you pick up by accident.”
― Warm Bodies
― Warm Bodies
“I felt this awful obligation to be charming or at least have something to say, and the pressure of having to be charming (or merely verbal) incapacitates me.”
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
― Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
“I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in terms of anyone else. I will never feel the pressure of peers or the burden of parental expectation. I can view everyone as pieces of a whole, and focus on the whole, not the pieces. I have learned to observe, far better than most people observe. I am not blinded by the past or motivated by the future. I focus on the present because that is where I am destined to live.”
― Every Day
― Every Day
Michelle’s 2025 Year in Books
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