“I remember everything Campbell," she interrupts. "If I didn't, this wouldn't be so hard.”
― My Sister's Keeper
― My Sister's Keeper
“On my license, it says I'm an organ donor, but the truth is I'd consider being an organ martyr. I'm sure I'm worth a lot more dead than alive - the sum of the parts equal more than the whole. I wonder who might wind up walking around with my liver, my lungs, even my eyeballs. I wonder what poor asshole would get stuck with whatever it is in me that passes for a heart.”
― My Sister's Keeper
― My Sister's Keeper
“Maybe he didn’t really encourage me to do things, but he didn’t prevent me from doing them either. But after a while, I didn’t do things because I didn’t want him to think different about me. But the thing is, I wasn’t being honest. So, why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn’t really even know me?”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Is it because they are so comfortable, they already know what the other is thinking? Or is it because after a certain point, there is simply nothing left to say?”
― My Sister's Keeper
― My Sister's Keeper
“FORGIVE FAILURE. The corollary to accountability is forgiveness. Things go wrong all the time in relationships, and the healthiest ones move on from them, leaving behind grudges and blame. This is not to say that failure is accepted; rather, that it is acknowledged and understood.”
― Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead
― Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead
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