“In any story the two hardest things to be are a widow or an orphan. Those are the bad cards to draw from the deck marked "life." Because those are the two moments the people you love the most die. It's heart break. Heart shatter. Heart starve. It's so much loss that it's easier if you just died and started the game over. But you can't. You have to wander. Part of it is losing your tribe and being homeless. Part of it is being alone in the dark. I won't lie to you. The deck marked "life" is stacked full of bum cards.” LifeDeathChallengesLossGriefHeartbreakMourningWidowsOrphansWidowhood Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue
“Another way to say it is that everybody is dying and going to die of something. And if you're not spending your life on the stuff you believe, then what are you even doing? What is the point of the whole thing? It's a tough question, because most people haven't picked anything worthwhile.” LifeDeathDyingLivingMeaning Of LifeSignificanceBeliefsIntentionality Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue
“My mom just sighs and says, "It was a different time," and he was a young man, but nobody's convinced, not even her. What else is there to say, though? It happened. Welcome to earth.” LifeAcceptanceMothersStoicismSerendipityRandomness Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue
“At school I don't tell anyone about church. At church I don't tell anyone about home. The neighborhood kids don't know anything about anything else. The trick is to keep your stories to yourself, so they can't use them against you.” LifeStoriesSeparationKeeping Quiet Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue
“Maybe half-good is as good as it gets in this life. And maybe that's why my mom was so interested in the next one.” LifeHeavenChallengesAfterlife Book:Everything Sad Is Untrue Source: Everything Sad Is Untrue