“And we hate people for making mistakes so much more than we love them for doing good that the easiest way to live is to do nothing, say nothing, and love no one.”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
“You were in a bad mood writing that last message and said some very morbid things about wanting to die for the revolution. I hope by the time you receive this reply you will be thinking more about wanting to live for the revolution, and what such a life would look like. You say that few people care what happens to you, and I dond't know if that's true, but I do know that some of us care very, very much - e.g. myself, Simon, your mother. I also feel certain it's better to be deeply loved (which you are) than widely liked (which you probably also are! but I won't labour the point).”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
“He and Mom weren’t like two magnets. They were like two colors. Once they were mixed together, there was no way of separating them.”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“I also feel certain it’s better to be deeply loved (which you are) than widely liked (which you probably also are! but I won’t labour the point).”
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
― Beautiful World, Where Are You
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