Nam Pham

“There was just something about her dying that I had understood but not really understood, if you know what I mean. I mean, you can know someone is dying on an intellectual level, but emotionally it hasn't really hit you, and then when it does, that's when you feel like shit.”
― Jesse Andrews, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

“...stupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63

“Could you tell me how you knew him? Maybe supply an anecdote? Did you know him long?” “No,” she said, avoiding his stare. “No…you…?” “No, I didn’t know him long. Definitely not long enough.” “Oh, right,” he said, nodding, “I understand. That’s why you’re over here—not a close friend but still wanted to pay your respects; gotcha. Was he your neighbor? Maybe you could point out his parents. Siblings? Cousins? I’d love to get some background. I’ve heard a lot of things about him; some say he was a real jerk.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.”
― Stephen King, 11/22/63