“It’s not fair,” Linus said, staring off into nothing. “The way some people can be. But as long as you remember to be just and kind like I know you are, what those people think won’t matter in the long run. Hate is loud, but I think you’ll learn it’s because it’s only a few people shouting, desperate to be heard. You might not ever be able to change their minds, but so long as you remember you’re not alone, you will overcome.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“I may have lost my mind," he told her. "Isn't it wonderful?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Sometimes our prejudices color our thoughts when we least expect them to. If we can recognize that, and learn from it, we can become better people.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“And the spiders?"
"Still there."
"But?"
"But I can have spiders in my head as long as I don't let them consume me.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
"Still there."
"But?"
"But I can have spiders in my head as long as I don't let them consume me.”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“You won’t understand what I mean now, but someday you will: the only trick of friendship, I think, is to find people who are better than you are—not smarter, not cooler, but kinder, and more generous, and more forgiving—and then to appreciate them for what they can teach you, and to try to listen to them when they tell you something about yourself, no matter how bad—or good—it might be, and to trust them, which is the hardest thing of all. But the best, as well.”
― A Little Life
― A Little Life
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