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“The truth of course is that if people really were as happy as they look on the Internet, they wouldn’t spend so much damn time on the Internet, because no one who’s having a really good day spends half of it taking pictures of themselves. Anyone can nurture a myth about their life if they have enough manure, so if the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, that’s probably because it’s full of shit.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“He said that even if he knew that the world was going to hell tomorrow, he’d plant an apple tree today.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People

“As incredible as it seemed, time kept moving forward for the rest of the world.

The rest of the world that wasn't waiting.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

“We give those we love nicknames, because love requires a word that belongs to us alone.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People