But I also know something less commonly understood: that change and loss travel together. We can’t have change without loss, which is why so often people say they want change but nonetheless stay exactly the same.
“Anybody over sixteen without an ulcer's a goddamn spy.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“My face seems too square and my eyes too big, like I'm perpetually surprised, but there's nothing wrong with me that I can fix.”
― Will Grayson, Will Grayson
― Will Grayson, Will Grayson
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Wanting to give up and giving up aren't the same thing.”
― The Happiness Playlist
― The Happiness Playlist
“My point is, there are a lot of people in the world. No one ever sees everything the same way you do; it just doesn't happen. So when you find one person who gets a couple of things, especially if they're important ones... you might as well hold on to them. You know?”
― Lock and Key
― Lock and Key
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