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“I could say the night felt magical, but that would be embellishment.
That would be romanticization.
What it actually felt like was life.”
― We Are Okay
That would be romanticization.
What it actually felt like was life.”
― We Are Okay
“The problem with happy endings is that they're either not really happy, or not really endings, you know? In real life, some things get better and some things get worse. And then eventually you die.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“I was beginning to learn that your life is a story told about you, not one that you tell.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“There is truth in stories,” said Arthur. “There is truth in one of your paintings, boy or in a sunset or a couplet from Homer. Fiction is truth, even if it is not a fact. If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your brain will live, but your heart will die.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
“Words matter. Words make ideas. They preserve truths and history. They express freedom and they shape it. Words mold our thoughts. That gives them value and power.”
― All Rights Reserved
― All Rights Reserved
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