“One swing set, well worn but structurally sound, seeks new home. Make memories with your kid or kids so that someday he or she or they will look into the backyard and feel the ache of sentimentality as desperately as I did this afternoon. It's all fragile and fleeting, dear reader, but with this swing set, your child(ren) will be introduced to the ups and downs of human life gently and safely, and may also learn the most important lesson of all: No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can't go all the way around.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Against one perfect moment, the centuries beat in vain.”
― Thief of Time
― Thief of Time
“Finally, I could see with startling clarity that the time I had spent experiencing pain on a run was outweighed by the amount of time that I felt good about it. I was aglow. I was invincible. I was thinking I might be able to do it again.”
― Running Like a Girl
― Running Like a Girl
“Because obsession is the thing in us that makes us not everybody else.”
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“Exploring is delightful to look forward to and back upon, but it is not comfortable at the time, unless it be of such an easy nature as not to deserve the name. ”
― Erewhon
― Erewhon
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