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‘ "A violent man is a sickness for all around him. Violence is a plague that spreads through everybody it comes into contact with.., Ted says, as if he's trying to balance his feelings by talking formally, like a teacher, but it doesn't work.’

‘… he and Mom weren't like two magnets. They were like two colors. Once they were mixed together, there was no way of separating them." ‘

‘It's hard to be little, hard to be big, hard to be everything in between.’

‘"It suits you, that laugh. I'm glad they didn't manage to take it from you."
"Who?"
"All the people who have tried."‘

‘…kind people were the worst, because at least with mean people you know what you're dealing with. There's no limit to how dangerous someone who seems kind can be.’

‘What a treasure to miss out on. They never understood how special it is to be abnormal.’

‘He's never been able to explain that all his paintings are an attempt to show how beautiful he wishes he actually was. He's dreamed of being able to say: "Being human is to grieve, constantly." Because what he really wants to know is: "How the hell do all the rest of you cope?" ‘

‘But how do I explain that I'm freezing to death if I'm not seen by you?’

‘ It's hard to say "I love you" when you're fourteen years old. And completely impossible to dare to whisper: "Don't hurt yourself, because you'd be hurting me too." ‘