“I want to be like the air. The good-hearted person whose kindness overflows and people realize how important she was to them, once she is gone. I want to be that kind of person.”
― quote from 1 Litre of Tears
“Don't worry, even if you fall over! It's all right. You can just pick yourself up again!
When you fall over, make the most of the chance to look up and see the sky.
You will see the blue sky spreading endlessly above you and smiling down.
Aya, you are alive!”
― quote from 1 Litre of Tears
“Why did this disease choose me? I cannot carry it, if its just for the word: Fate.”
― quote from 1 Litre of Tears
“The reality of today
Is too cruel, too severe,
And doesn't even offer me a dream;
Imagining the future
Brings me yet another kind of tears.”
― quote from 1 Litre of Tears
“I put my hand on my chest. I can feel my heart beating. My heart is working. I'm pleased. I'm still alive.”
― quote from 1 Litre of Tears
“I felt someone behind me. I stopped and looked back... There was Mom, crawling behind me, without saying anything... Her tears falling to the floor... All my suppressed emotions suddenly burst out and I started crying.”
― quote from 1 Litre of Tears
“Is it all right for me to stay alive?
Mom, is it really all right for an ugly person like me to be living in this world? Mom, I'm sure you can find something shining brightly in me. Teach me. Guide me!”
― quote from 1 Litre of Tears
“Like Emily Dickinson, I ain’t afraid of slant rhyme / And that’s the end of this verse; emcee’s out on a high.”
― John Green, quote from Looking for Alaska / An Abundance of Katherines / Paper Towns / The Fault in Our Stars
“Clarity confused me. I was far less forgiving and kind than the general state of disconnection in which I liked to live.”
― Rachel Caine, quote from Bitter Blood
“And then to Leo’s surprise, Catherine smiled at him. A sweet, natural, brilliant smile, the first she had ever given him. Leo felt his chest tighten, and he went hot all over, as if some euphoric drug had gone straight to his nervous system.
It felt like … happiness.
He remembered happiness from a long time ago. He didn’t want to feel it. And yet the giddy warmth kept washing over him for no reason whatsoever.
“Thank you,” Catherine said, the smile still hovering on her lips. “That is kind of you, my lord. But I will never dance with you.”
Which, of course, made it the goal of Leo’s life.”
― Lisa Kleypas, quote from Married By Morning
“He'd rather have anyone but you. He's not going to give you more than an inch in any direction. So good luck with your short leash.”
― Veronica Roth, quote from The Son
“You are a knowledgeable girl,” he said, “and a damn good-lookin one, though upholstered. Care for a beer?”
― Annie Proulx, quote from Close Range
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