“Sei kein Mensch, der nach Traurigkeit strebt. Davon gibt es im Leben genug. [...] Ich hatte die Traurigkeit verdrängt. Fand sie in Büchern. Weinte über Romane statt über die Wirklichkeit. Die Wirklichkeit war schnörkellos, bodenlos. -S. 80” LifeDreamsSadness Book:We Are Okay Source: We Are Okay
“In the distance are the lights of town. People must be finishing their workdays, picking up their kids, figuring out dinner. They're talking to one another in easy voices about things of great significance and things that don't mean much. The distance between us and all of that living feels insurmountable.” LifeLiving Book:We Are Okay Source: We Are Okay
“Sometimes when my favorite songs are on I have to stop what I'm doing and lie down on my carpet and just listen. I feel every word they're singing. Every note. And to think that in twenty years, or ten years, or five, even, I might hear those same songs and just, like, bob my head or something is horrible. Then I'm sure I'll think that I know more about life, but it isn't true. I'll know less.” LifeMusicYouthAging Book:You Know Me Well Source: You Know Me Well
“I mean, you see a million terrible things every day, on the news and in the paper, and in real life. I'm not saying that it's stupid to feel sad, just that it would be impossible to let everything get to you and still get some sleep at night.” LifeWisdomLetting Go Book:Hold Still Source: Hold Still
“It isn't the happy ending Ingrid and I had dreamed up, but it's all a part of what I'm working through. The way life changes. The way people and things disappear. Then appear, unexpectedly, and hold you close.” PeopleLoveLifeInspirationChangeDisappearHappy Ending Book:Hold Still Source: Hold Still
“I never realized what a big deal that was. How amazing it is to find someone who wants to hear about all the things that go on in your head. You just think that things will stay the way they are. You never look up, in a moment that feels like every other moment in your life, and think, "Soon this will be over". But I understand more now. About the way life works.” PeopleLifeFriendshipHold Still Author:Nina LaCour