Kurt Laus

“That's when I finally got it. I finally understood. It wasn't the thought that counted. It was the actual execution that mattered, the showing up for somebody. The intent behind it wasn't enough. Not for me. Not anymore. It wasn't enough to know that deep down, he loved me. You had to actually say it to somebody, show them you cared. And he just didn't. Not enough.”
― Jenny Han, It's Not Summer Without You

“I didn't dare think of the future; the past was still happening.”
― John Grisham, The Street Lawyer

“Ah, Harry, how often this happens, even between the best of friends! Each of us believes that what he has to say is much more important than anything the other might have to contribute!”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

“He pauses, and I know he is about to lie. The worst feeling: when you just have to wait and prepare yourself for the lie.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl