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“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
“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
“Getting what you want doesn't make you happy... Having doesn't make you happy: appreciating does; Happiness is more about appreciation than acquisition.”
― Happiness for Beginners
― Happiness for Beginners
“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
“Here, in two dimensions, they looked so happy. But then, didn’t everyone, in pictures? That was almost the point, wasn’t it? To be able to look back and see yourself smiling, even if the camera had shuttered and clicked while you were standing there thinking about all the things that were wrong?”
― The Astonishing Color of After
― The Astonishing Color of After
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