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“And you find some way to survive And you find out you don't have to be happy at all.. To be happy you're alive.”

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Brian Yorkey is an American playwright known for his profound emotional depth and complex character development. His works often explore social and personal conflicts, as well as the exploration of identity, love, and family. more

“A broom that was almost never used was leaned up against the wall. He took it and started to sweep. Dust flew up his nose. When he had been sweeping for a while he realised he had no dustpan. He swept the pile of dust under the couch. Better to have a little shit in the corners than a clean hell. He flipped through the pages of a porno, put it back. Wound his scarf around his neck until his head felt like it was about to explode, released it. Got up and took a few steps on the rug. Sank to his knees, prayed to god.”

Sad Teenager Hopeless Drug Addict Stoner Translated Text 112 Let The Right One In

Book:Let The Right One In

Source: Let The Right One In

“Neil didn’t know how long he played with his little league team, but his hands remembered the weight of a racquet as well as they did that of a gun”

Sad Gun All For The Game Neil Josten The Foxhole Court Aftg Tfc

Book:The Foxhole Court

Source: The Foxhole Court

“The lines of her face, turned up to the sky, would have broken your heart.”

Sad Description Heartbreaking Tana French The Secret Place

Book:The Secret Place

Source: The Secret Place

“She said that everything that disappeared from our side went over to theirs, where they kept living normal lives, waiting for the things still lingering with us to join them, and make the world whole once more.”

Sad Disappear Bittersweet Ending Psychic The Other Side Alexandra Kleeman Intimations The Afterlife

Book:Intimations: Stories

Source: Intimations: Stories

“I catch a glimpse of how much I've withdrawn from her. I know she doesn't for a minute resent it or blame me, but it must have been hard on her; she's lost me as well as Freddie, in a way. I make a mental note that one day, when I am better, I'll tell her how sometimes, on the dark days, she's been the only light I could see.”

Moving Loss Sad Depression Depressed Greif Greiving

Book:The Two Lives of Lydia Bird

Source: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird

“Boys with hands in pockets, waiting for everything to begin”

Gay Sad Chicago Homosexuality 80s

Book:The Great Believers

Source: The Great Believers

“we were never here nor there, never allowed to be happy or allowed to be sad. Darkness and light, black and white, good and evil. Memories and new experiences were polar opposites requiring the same host: you.”

Sad Darkness And Light

Book:Watch You Die

Source: Watch You Die

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