“I got tired, I told him. Not worn out, but worn through. Like one of those wives who wakes up one morning and says I can't bake any more bread.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“I hope you never think about anything as much as I think about you.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“Parents are always more knowledgeable than their children, and children are always smarter than their parents.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“It took me as long as I had known him to get rid of all of his words. Like turning an hourglass over.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“Highs and lows make you feel that things matter, but they're nothing." "So what's something?" "Being reliable is something. Being good.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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