“But sorrow is unreliable in that way. When people don’t share it there’s a good chance that it will drive them apart instead.”
― A Man Called Ove
― A Man Called Ove
“when we’re low, it can be easy to see everything through a prism of negativity. Human beings are remarkably bad at understanding other people’s motivations, even when they know them terribly well. We write all sorts of inaccurate stories in our heads.” Dr. Kovitz”
― Someone Else's Shoes
― Someone Else's Shoes
“If you are honest, people may deceive you. Be honest anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfishness. Be kind anyway. All the good you do today will be forgotten by others tomorrow. Do good anyway. What you create, others can destroy. Create anyway. Because in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and anyone else anyway.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
“But if you cannot change your situation, then you have no choice. You can only change how you think about it.”
― Someone Else's Shoes
― Someone Else's Shoes
“Never trust people who don't have something in their lives that they love beyond all reason.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
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