“People, I thought, wanted security. They couldn't bear the idea of death being a big black nothing, couldn't bear the thought of their loved ones not existing, and couldn't even imagine themselves not existing. I finally decided that people believed in an afterlife because they couldn't bear not to.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreperably broken.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
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