“But I still couldn't figure out what it all meant. The more I found out, the less I understood.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I wanted to touch him, to tell him that even if everyone left everyone, I would never leave him, he talked and talked, his words fell through him, trying to find the floor to his sadness.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“Songs are as sad as the listener.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“Why do beautiful songs make you sad?' 'Because they aren't true.' 'Never?' 'Nothing is beautiful and true.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I like to see people reunited, I like to see people run to each other, I like the kissing and the crying, I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can't tell fast enough, the ears that aren't big enough, the eyes that can't take in all of the change, I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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