“If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they're here. If they like their jobs. Or us. And I wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a book report due on top of that. Or wondering who did the heart breaking. And wondering why.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Sitting around miserable all day won't make you any happier.”
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
― The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
“There is everything you know and there is everything that happens. When the two do not line up, you make a choice. ”
― For One More Day
― For One More Day
“Everyone had a story he believed was worthy of a best-seller; for me, reality was rarely interesting enough to take the place of fiction.”
― Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
― Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
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