“We had everything to say to each other, but no ways to say it”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“Maybe there were no villains in my mother’s story at all. Just men and women, trying to do their best by each other. And failing.”
― The Heart's Invisible Furies
― The Heart's Invisible Furies
“I like to see people reunited, I like to see people run to each other, I like the kissing and the crying, I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can't tell fast enough, the ears that aren't big enough, the eyes that can't take in all of the change, I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“...the wicked lie, that the past is always tense and the future, perfect.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
“I hope that one day you will have the experience of doing something you do not understand for someone you love.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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