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“Safe?” Her voice was small, timid and delicate. But beautiful. The one word chimed like little bells. Her first word spoken to me.”

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“A few quotes to entice you: "I never used to do this, dwelling on things and getting myself all worked up, but every single part of my life is delicate now. I feel a sudden fondness for the old man in the mirror. It's not bloody easy, being human." “Young folks today just aren’t right; they race about like they’ve only got a week left to live.” “Abandon her? Which of us has been abandoned, I want to ask. You’re not the one stuck with a lifetime’s worth of memories in a body that’s slowly withering away.” “How can it be better for me when it’s not what I want?’ My voice breaks. I’m so damn tired of everyone else deciding what’s best for me.” “No one has ever told me that it’s normal for a person’s eyes to well up so easily as they age, for the tears to find a foothold in virtually every memory.”

Being Human

Book:When the Cranes Fly South

Source: When the Cranes Fly South

“Mr. Frimpong is the oldest person from church. That's when I knew why he sings louder than anybody else: it's because he's been waiting the longest for God to answer. He thinks God has forgotten him. I only knew it then. Then I loved him but it was too late to go back.”

God Regret

Book:Pigeon English

Source: Pigeon English

“We die every day," Kit said. "It's called being human.”

Being Human

Book:End Of The World Blues

Source: End Of The World Blues

“Well, you were the Boss’s poodle. And you liked it. You liked to be spit on. You weren’t human. You weren’t real. That’s what I thought. But I was wrong, Tiny. Somewhere down in you there was something made you human. You resented being spit on. Even for money.”

Resentment Being Human

Book:All the King's Men

Source: All the King's Men

“It’s not in our best interest to make us feel guilt and shame for wanting to be beautiful in a stereotypical way. It’s being a human.”

Beauty Shame Guilt Being Human Stereotypes

Author:Sebastyne Alpha

“After a lifetime of seeking meaning, I arrive here... where understanding nothing feels like the only true understanding.”

Consciousness Emptiness Paradox Existential Being Human Life Reflection Quotes

Author:Monika Ajay Kaul

“These are immigrant times And the lines are long, The signs for jobs few, The songs sadder, the air meaner. Everyone is hungry. Everyone is willing. Jobs are not jobs but lives lived Hard at the work of being human. These are immigrant times, And the lines are long again.”

Humans Jobs Poetry Humanity Poem Hunger Immigrants Willingness Being Human Migrants

Book:Not Go Away Is My Name

Source: Not Go Away Is My Name

“There's a difference between Homo Sapiens and Human - Homo Sapiens is a meaningless technicality, Human is a lived promise.”

Humanity Human Nature Humanism Humanitarian Human Race Humanist Being Human Human Behavior Human Being

Book:Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

Source: Nazmahal: Palace of Grace

“Being human is exhausting," Ravenna admitted. "But if you refuse to feel anything at all, you won't experience the best parts of being alive. Not love, or joy, or wonder, or the solace of knowing you are not alone." She paused, searching his face. "Feeling deeply is not a weakness. It's what gives meaning to everything else.”

Being Human

Book:Graceless Heart

Source: Graceless Heart

“I’m tired I’m so tired Like an old whore Like robots after the machines war”

War Tired Being Human Robots Whore

Book:Plastic Panther

Source: Plastic Panther

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