They Both Die at the End

by Adam Silvera

but it still feels like home, and it showed me how people matter more than stuff.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. —John A. Shedd

“I just don’t think I should be the judge of who actually needs my help or not, like they should do a dance or sing me a song to prove they’re worthy. Asking for help when you need it should be enough. And what’s a dollar? We’ll make a dollar again.”

Yes, we live, or we’re given the chance to, at least, but sometimes living is hard and complicated because of fear.

Every new minute we’re alive is a miracle.

We look like we mean serious business, like we refuse to die until we save the world from all its ugliness.

it matters to you, it matters to him.

“I only care about the people who wanna be in my life.

Twelve hours ago I received the phone call telling me I’m going to die today, and I’m more alive now than I was then.

“That love is a superpower we all have, but it’s not always a superpower I’d be able to control. Especially as I get older. Sometimes it’ll go crazy and I shouldn’t be scared if my power hits someone I’m not expecting it to.”

and I’m straight wowed I get to live in this moment with someone who doesn’t deserve to die.

Coming back as a tree would be pretty chill, like I’m growing up in Althea Park again, not that I’ll say that out loud because yo, you can’t go around telling people you wanna be a tree and expect them to take you seriously.

open. There has to be more to life than imagining a future for yourself. I can’t just wish for the future; I have to take risks to create it.

you definitely don’t need the same blood to lose a part of yourself when someone dies.

Once you jump off a cliff, there’s no undoing it, there’s no stopping midair. But having the kind of fun that seems daring and embarrassing in front of strangers requires a special bravery.

No matter when it happens, we all have our endings. No one goes on, but what we leave behind keeps us alive for someone else.

“My Last Message would be to find your people. And to treat each day like a lifetime.”