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“The Uncertainty Principle states that you can know where a particle is, or you can know where it's going, but you can't know both at the same time. The same, it turns out, is true of people. And when you try, when you look too closely, you get the Observer Effect. By trying to work out what's going on, you're interfering with destiny. A particle can be in two places at once. A particle can interfere with its own past. It can have multiple futures, and multiple pasts. The universe is complicated.”

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Book:The Square Root of Summer

Source: The Square Root of Summer

“This is what it means to love someone. This is what it means to grieve someone. It’s a little bit like a black hole. It’s a little bit like infinity.”

Love Grief Infinity Black Holes

Book:The Square Root of Summer

Source: The Square Root of Summer

“But perhaps it's that Grey is dead. It still feels like the moon fell out of the sky.”

Grieving Mourning

Book:The Square Root of Summer

Source: The Square Root of Summer

“This is where Grey slept. In twenty-four hours, Thomas is going to erase his dreams.”

Grieving Mourning

Book:The Square Root of Summer

Source: The Square Root of Summer

“After nearly a year of mourning, I feel like the Victorians when Edison came along- all those years in the darkness, and then electric light. I've got the earth between my toes.”

Light Understanding Overcoming Mourning

Book:The Square Root of Summer

Source: The Square Root of Summer

“Talk to Papa. Eat your vegetables. Phone Ned when he's in London. Pay attention to the world. Say yes when someone asks you to bake a cake. Make grand gestures. Be bold.”

Book:The Square Root of Summer

Source: The Square Root of Summer