“When I grow up,” he pronounced, “I shall take care to have three really peculiar families at least. I want crowds of mad relatives.”
“People place so much value on thought, but feeling is as essential. I want to read books that make me laugh and cry and fear and hope and punch the air in triumph. I want a book to hug me or grab me by the scruff of my neck. I don’t even mind if it punches me in the gut. Because we are here to feel.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Read a book without thinking about finishing it. Just read it. Enjoy every word, sentence, and paragraph. Don't wish for it to end, or for it to never end.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Never say 'pull yourself together' or 'cheer up' unless you're also going to provide detailed, foolproof instructions.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Life is hard. It may be beautiful and wonderful but it is also hard.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
“Your mind is a galaxy. More dark than light. But the light makes it worthwhile. Which is to say, don't kill yourself. Even when the darkness is total. Always know that life is not still. Time is space. You are moving through that galaxy. Wait for the stars.”
― Reasons to Stay Alive
― Reasons to Stay Alive
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