“I wanted so much to have a life. Even just once, even for a second.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“It broke my heart into more pieces than my heart was made of, why can't people say what they mean at the time?”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I get it now; I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible...and enjoying everything in between.”
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“I wondered, for the first time in my life, if life was worth all the work it took to live. What exactly made it worth it?”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“Life makes fools of all of us sooner or later. But keep your sense of humor and you'll at least be able to take your humiliations with some measure of grace. In the end, you know, its our own expectations that crush us.”
― Skippy Dies
― Skippy Dies
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