

“Every once in a while she'll get worked up and cry like that. But that's ok. She's letting her feelings out. The scary thing is not being able to do that. Then your feelings build up and harden and die inside. That's when you're in big trouble.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood

“I suppose all this sounds very crazy — all these terrible emotions always do sound foolish when we put them into our inadequate words. They are not meant to be spoken — only felt and endured.”
― Anne's House of Dreams
― Anne's House of Dreams

“We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea of life.”
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“Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“To borrow against the trust someone has placed in you costs nothing at first. You get away with it, you take a little more and a little more until there is no more to draw on. Oddly, your hands should be full with all that taking but when you open them there’s nothing there.”
― Written on the Body
― Written on the Body
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