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“Pretend you're a kid again and you don't even know what's good. Just try for the sake of trying. For the sake of having fun.”
― The Astonishing Color of After
― The Astonishing Color of After
“I'll do all the things I constantly forgot to, all the things I wish I could go back and add in like another layer on a watercolour painting.”
― The Astonishing Color of After
― The Astonishing Color of After
“There's something about a place you've been with someone you love. It takes on a meaning in your mind. It becomes more than a place. It becomes a distillation of what you felt for each other. The moments you spend in a place with someone... they become part of its bricks and mortar. Part of its soul.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
“I gave you Jake because you’re headstrong and accident prone, and he’s our medic and I trust him to patch you up. I gave you Jake because you’re the best map reader we’ve got, and he’s damn near blind. And I gave you Jake because you absolutely never believe in yourself—and he finds a way to believe in you every damn day.”
― Happiness for Beginners
― Happiness for Beginners
“There is truth in stories,” said Arthur. “There is truth in one of your paintings, boy or in a sunset or a couplet from Homer. Fiction is truth, even if it is not a fact. If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your brain will live, but your heart will die.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
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