“I looked at everyone and wondered where they came from, and who they missed, and what they were sorry for.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I asked her why she was getting so upset about such a small thing. She said, 'It doesn't feel small to me.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“Mattia thought that he and Alice were like that, twin primes, alone and lost, close but not close enough to really touch each other.”
― The Solitude of Prime Numbers
― The Solitude of Prime Numbers
“I look at you and see all the ways a soul can bruise, and I wish I could sink my hands into your flesh and light lanterns along your spine so you know there's nothing but light when I see you.”
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“Words save our lives, sometimes.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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