“In the end we all come to be cured of our sentiments. Those whom life does not cure, death will. The world is quite ruthless in selecting between the dream and the reality even where we will not. Between the wish and the thing, the world lies waiting.”
― All the Pretty Horses
― All the Pretty Horses
“She had the constellations marked all over her back, and he moved his fingers gently over them, joining those dots, one after another.”
― Between the Abyss and Paradise
― Between the Abyss and Paradise
“When you loved someone and had to let them go, there will always be that small part of yourself that whispers, "What was it that you wanted and why didn't you fight for it?”
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“1 Never try to persuade human beings to be reasonable Trying to persuade human beings to be rational is like trying to teach cats to be vegans. Human beings use reason to bolster whatever they want to believe, seldom to find out if what they believe is true. This may be unfortunate, but there is nothing you or anyone else can do about it. If human unreason frustrates or endangers you, walk away.”
― Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
― Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
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