“He emphasised basic truths: you are not dying yet, you have to live your life until you are. Underpinning them was the belief that the grim reality of impending death can be talked away by trying to invest in the present reality of life. I didn’t believe that at the time, but now I do. By definition, you have to live until you die. Better to make that life as complete and enjoyable an experience as possible, in case death is shite, which I suspect it will be.”
― Trainspotting
― Trainspotting
“I was having a wonderful time and the whole world opened up before me because I had no dreams.”
― On the Road
― On the Road
“Sometimes it seems to stand still. Like you’re in a bag and you can’t get out and somebody’s always telling you that it will get better with time and time just seems to stand still and laugh at you and your pain.”
― Requiem for a Dream
― Requiem for a Dream
“There's a sorrow and pain in everyone's life, but every now and then there's a ray of light that melts the loneliness in your heart and brings comfort like hot soup and a soft bed.”
― Requiem for a Dream
― Requiem for a Dream
“Now there is apparently a causal link between heroin addiction and vegetarianism.”
― Trainspotting
― Trainspotting
Hannah’s 2025 Year in Books
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