It’s odd, isn’t it? People die every day and the world goes on like nothing happened. But when it’s a person you love, you think everyone should stop and take notice. That they ought to cry and light candles and tell you that you’re not alone.
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And I think it’s time that I make you feel that... KANDI STEINER But when you’re a kid, it isn’t chaos. It’s just a heartbeat. Your house isn’t floating thro... RYAN GALLOWAY And I know when you’re a teenager everybody feels different and alien to the other people around t... SEAN KENNEDY It’s just that you go so crazy being alone like that. Sometimes he’d forget my water or food and... HOLLY BLACK If you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s be... JODI PICOULT …This… ’stuff’? I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and ... LAUREN WEISBERGER If you think of the moon as already used, it’s not as difficult to take in, because then it�... ADRIANNA STEPIANO V-Day…if you need this one day in a year to show everyone else you truly care for “your loved on... JESS C. SCOTT This,” Alaric explained to Sarah in what he thought was a kindly voice, “isn’t love you’re f... MEG CABOT You like to claim that you’re in charge of the world, but it’s as if the world hasn’t noticed ... TRISH MERCER Every weight loss program, no matter how positively it’s packaged, whispers to you that you’re n... KIM BRITTINGHAM And it’s more. It’s about getting past that question of whats wrong with me, to knowing the... JULIE ANNE PETERS Love your neighbor, even the ones who do not show you the same courtesy. You can’t expect to recei... ALEXANDRA ELLE I love you in–in every kind of way.’ ‘I feel like that too . . .’ His voice is shocked ... TABITHA SUZUMA Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it’s true love, and the answer is this: when t... JONATHAN TROPPER It’s awful, telling it like this, isn’t it? As though we didn’t know the ending. As though it ... ELIZABETH WEIN I think it’s the books that you read when you’re young that live with you forever. J.K. ROWLING I’ll do whatever you say, Cassie,” he says helplessly. His eyes shine brighter than the stars ov... RICK YANCEY But the cinephile is … a neurotic! (That’s not a pejorative term.) The Bronte sisters were neuro... FRANçOIS TRUFFAUT The stories teach them valuable life lessons. That good things happen to bad people. That it’s pos... MEGAN MCCAFFERTY I believe in love at first sight… But it’s not the first moment you lay eyes on a person, i... RANATA SUZUKI When you’re as charming and physically attractive as myself, it’s easy enough to win over people... JOHN GREEN I mean, reality sucks. The world is a cancer, and shits so bad it’s scary. Everything’s filthy. ... MITCH LUCKER It’s not whether you’re right or wrong that’s important, but how much money you make when you�... GEORGE SOROS It’s about Nietzsche’s theory of universal debt. Your parents make it possible for you to believ... THOMM QUACKENBUSH It’s pretty hard to get to another star system. Alpha Centauri is four light years away, so if you... ELON MUSK For two years, all you have to do is go where they tell you, stay behind your rifle, and kill and no... JOHN SCALZI Every time you look up at the stars, it’s like opening a door. You could be anyone, anywhere. You ... BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY I am inclined to trust you. You shouldn’t be like that with another man, not ever; but I can’t h... RICHARD RONALD ALLAN Yes, it’s tough, it’s tough, that goes without saying. But isn’t waiting itself and lo... ANNIE DILLARD Sometimes everything you know in the world turns out to be a lie. But at the end of the day the lie ... HOPE ESTHEIM The thing about light is that it really isn’t yours; it’s what you gather and shine back. And it... ANNE LAMOTT It is just such a commercialized holiday. People should take every chance they get to say, 'I love y... MALITA WINGE She never utters a sound even when she's crying, and that makes me a little sad. Doesn't seem right.... LIBBA BRAY You need to think about all that, Sam,” Dekka said. “You’re the leader, after all.” “... MICHAEL GRANT It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die. CHUCK PALAHNIUK Every time you wake up, you let fly the most marvelous string of curses. It’s never the same twice... TESSA DARE That’s real love and real happiness. It’s when you go to sleep every night hoping that you are l... LEXIE SYRAH Everyone has the same amount of hours per day, it’s not that you don’t have enough time, it’s ... BRIDGET ENGLISH Love is like a narcotic. At first it brings the euphoria of complete surrender. The next day, you wa... PAULO COELHO It’s funny how much easier it is to see others’ shortcomings and give advice when you’re not p... ISABEL LOPEZ Tell me that you don’t love me, and I’ll leave you alone. In this time or the next. Tell me that... MORYAH DEMOTT If a woman truly loves you, you can’t always expect her to tell the truth. You see, women are more... NICHOLAS SPARKS I have a tendency to overthink things, especially when it comes to my friends, and I don’t know…... TAMARA IRELAND STONE A hundred years later and someone gazes upon you as if you were heaven itself, but you know in your ... LAURELL K. HAMILTON Darkness is a defining characteristic of Rotters. But it’s worthy to remember that darkness is jus... DANIEL KRAUS ubiquitous , adj . When it’s going well, the fact of it is everywhere. It�... DAVID LEVITHAN We take a risk when we open our hearts because the truth is, if we open our hearts, we will get hurt... MARY MANIN MORRISSEY Everybody has a home team: It’s the people you call when you get a flat tire or when something ter... SHAUNA NIEQUIST Why are you offering me ten thousand dollars a month for babysitting? You didn’t pay the nannies t... JENNIFER CRUSIE The modeling world – and the world at large – is a pretty cruel place. It’s up to you to decid... ABBY ROSMARIN I always say that anybody who’s single ― like Sara ― their love is the most intense love. The ... TEGAN QUIN It’s easier to be brave when you’re not alone. AMY POEHLER That’s a funny thing: you think, when awful things happen, everything else just stops, like you wo... LAUREN OLIVER First, you drink the beer, obviously, and you think about everything you’ve been through, includin... RACHEL SHARP He was my entire world. He still is. My best friend, lover, partner in crime and my other soul. But ... DOMINIC RICCITELLO It’s like when you’re excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so h... STEPHEN CHBOSKY People die . . . so love them every day. Beauty fades . . . so look before it's gone. Love... L.J. SMITH It’s no big deal. It’s kind of like a tattoo. It won’t hurt, not too much, just a few stitches... NATHAN REESE MAHER Stop worrying about your identity and concern yourself with the people you care about, ideas that ma... ZADIE SMITH The market isn’t created, it’s satisfied. When you understand that, you go from sales to marketi... JOHN DI LEMME To me, “FEARLESS” is not the absence of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me, FEARL... TAYLOR SWIFT If you’re waiting for all the misfits, imperfect people, sinners, and hypocrites to stop attending... MIKE E. KNEZEVICH, JR. It’s very dangerous to have someone like you, because one day he’ll find that you are not the pe... CARRIE FISHER You think it's so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain't. KATHERINE PATERSON Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept wh... ABBAS KIAROSTAMI But in general, take my advice, when you meet anything that is going to be Human and isn’t yet, or... C.S. LEWIS It’s not like love at first sight, really. It’s more like… gravity moves. When you see her, su... STEPHENIE MEYER
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