“Regret is just perfectionism plus time.”
― One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
― One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
“I gave up on being Nice. I started putting more value on other qualities instead: passion, bravery, intelligence, practicality, humor, patience, fairness, sensitivity. Those”
― Scrappy Little Nobody
― Scrappy Little Nobody
“A corpse doesn't need you to remember it. In fact, it doesn't need anything anymore-it's more than happy to lie there and rot away. It is you who needs the corpse. Looking at the body you understand the person is gone, no longer an active player in the game of life. Looking at the body you see yourself, and you know that you, too, will die. The visual is a call to self-awareness. It is the beginning of wisdom.”
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
― Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
“Why do we all say we prefer honesty but rarely give that courtesy to others?”
― Modern Romance: An Investigation
― Modern Romance: An Investigation
“if someone really wants to see you, they always find a way. Always.”
― Why Not Me?
― Why Not Me?
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