“nothing can wear you out like caring about people”
― S.E. Hinton, quote from That Was Then, This Is Now
“You know what the crummiest feeling you can have is? To hate the person you love the best in the world.”
― S.E. Hinton, quote from That Was Then, This Is Now
“The difference is that was then, this is now.”
― S.E. Hinton, quote from That Was Then, This Is Now
“I wish I was a kid again, when I had all the answers.”
― S.E. Hinton, quote from That Was Then, This Is Now
“I really do like listening to stuff that's happened to other people. I guess that's why I like to read.”
― S.E. Hinton, quote from That Was Then, This Is Now
“We had played a kid's version of gang fighting called "Civil War," and then later we had got in on the real thing, we fought with chains and we fought barefisted and we fought Socs and we fought other grease gangs. It was a normal childhood.”
― S.E. Hinton, quote from That Was Then, This Is Now
“I didn't think much about that statement then. But later I would-I still do. I think about it and think about it until I think I'm going crazy.”
― S.E. Hinton, quote from That Was Then, This Is Now
“You can't say, 'This is just a stage' when its important to people what they're feeling. Maybe he'll outgrow it someday but right now it's important.”
― S.E. Hinton, quote from That Was Then, This Is Now
S.E. Hinton
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“As anyone who's ever been to a doctor knows, doctors are not necessarily your friends, any more than mail deliverers are you friends, or butchers are you friends, or refrigerator repair-people are you friends. A doctor is a man or woman whose job it is to make you feel better, that's all, and if you've ever had a shot you know that the statement 'Doctors can't hurt you' is simply absurd.”
― Lemony Snicket, quote from The Miserable Mill
“What was it like to love him? Asked Gratitude.
It was like being exhumed, I answered, and brought to life in a flash of brilliance.
What was it like to be loved in return? Asked Joy.
It was like being seen after a perpetual darkness, I replied. To be heard after a lifetime of silence.
What was it like to lose him? Asked Sorrow. There was a long pause before I responded:
It was like hearing every goodbye ever said to me—said all at once.”
― Lang Leav, quote from Love & Misadventure
“Demon summoning wasn’t illegal, but my foot in their gut a couple of times might convince them it was a really bad idea.”
― Kim Harrison, quote from The Outlaw Demon Wails
“For me, the release was a spot in time with no past and no future. Just the extraordinary simplicity of a moment— the kind of moment that has a funny way of making a person believe that life and love can last forever.”
― Tiffanie DeBartolo, quote from How to Kill a Rock Star
“Did I sleep on my face again?”
― Olivia Cunning, quote from Backstage Pass
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