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“And joy filled him from head to foot, the joy of living and the joy of being himself. He was newborn. And the best part of it was that he was now the very person he wanted to be. If he had been free to choose, he would have chosen to be no one else. Because now he knew that there were thousands and thousands of forms of joy in the world, but that all were essentially one and the same, namely the joy of being able to love.
And much later... and even in his old age, this joy never left him entirely. Even in the hardest moments of his life he preserved a lightheartedness that made him smile and that comforted others.”
― Michael Ende, The Neverending Story

“I’d been playing a game that was impossible to win. For a prize that didn’t exist.”
― Holly Bourne, The Yearbook

“He had never been willing to believe that life had to be as gray and dull as people claimed. He heard them saying: “Life is like that,” but he couldn’t agree. He never stopped believing in mysteries and miracles.”
― Michael Ende, The Neverending Story

“Remind yourself it’s better to be lonely than hurt. It’s better to be alone than in a room full of people who can turn on you.”
― Holly Bourne, The Yearbook