Emily Jo Donovan
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“Some people turn sad awfully young. No special reason, it seems, but they seem almost to be born that way. They bruise easier, tire faster, cry quicker, remember longer and, as I say, get sadder younger than anyone else in the world. I know, for I'm one of them.”
― Dandelion Wine
― Dandelion Wine
“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, “It might have been.”
― Cat's Cradle
― Cat's Cradle
“Loneliness will sit over our roofs with brooding wings.”
― Dracula
― Dracula
“How nice—to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive.”
― Slaughterhouse-Five
― Slaughterhouse-Five
“Folks think a lifetime is a thing stretched out over years. It ain't. It can happen quick as a match in a dark room.”
― Half Blood Blues
― Half Blood Blues
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