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“Hindsight is a powerful thing, Wallace. We don’t always see what’s right in front of us, much less appreciate it. It’s not until we look back that we find what we should have known all along.”
― Under the Whispering Door
― Under the Whispering Door
“Life is senseless, and on the off chance we find something that does make sense, we hold onto it as tightly as we can.”
― Under the Whispering Door
― Under the Whispering Door
“Good tea is patience. It’s not about instant gratification, not like the bags with the little strings. Those can be fleeting, here and gone again before you know it. Tea like this makes you appreciate the effort you put into it. The more it steeps, the stronger the taste.”
― Under the Whispering Door
― Under the Whispering Door
“Remember what I told you about need versus want? We don't need you because that implies you had to fix something in us. We were never broken. We want you, Wallace. Every piece. Every part. Because we're family. Can you see the difference?”
― Under the Whispering Door
― Under the Whispering Door
“It’s never enough, is it? Time. We always think we have so much of it, but when it really counts, we don’t have enough at all.”
― Under the Whispering Door
― Under the Whispering Door
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