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“Never believe that villains are hurting people by accident. They want to get better at their craft of breaking jaws just as you want to get better at art or music.”
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
“Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, “Yes. That is a thing you’re looking at. You haven’t lied to yourself.”
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
“A patchwork story is the shame of a refugee.”
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
“I just wonder if they've had that feeling too. The one where you realize it's your fault that something beautiful is dead. And you know you weren't worth the trouble.”
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
“I don't know how my mom was so unstoppable despite all that stuff happening. I dunno. Maybe it's anticipation. Hope. The anticipation that the God who listens in love will one day speak justice. The hope that some final fantasy will come to pass that will make everything sad untrue.”
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
― Everything Sad Is Untrue
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