“No I just... what's the point, then? To all of this? To any of it? If nothing we do matters, then why should we try at all?" He was spiraling, he knew. Rattled and spiraling. His skin was like ice and it had nothing to do with the air around him. He clenched his jaw to keep his teeth from chattering. "Because it's your life," Nelson said, coming to the other side of him. "It is what you make of it. No, it's not always fair. No, it's not always good. It burns and tears, and there are times when it crushes you beyond recognition. Some people fight against it. Others... can't, though I don't think they can be blamed for that. Giving up is easy. Picking yourself up isn't. But we have to believe that if we do, we can take another step.”
Quote by T.J. Klune
Work
Under the Whispering Door
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
You May Also Like
Source: Sonnets to Orpheus
Source: Alive at the End of the World
“Grief is for people, not things.”
Source: Grief Is for People
“She was simultaneously everywhere and nowhere.”
Source: The Ambitious Card
Source: The Engraver's Secret
Source: How to win friends & influence people
“Be cheerful, even if you are going through hardships. One day, you will find victory.”
Source: A Manual for Victory
Source: Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things
Source: Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things
“We weep, always, for the hundreds of ways loss lingers in our world.”
Source: Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things