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But sometimes, without even realizing it, we trample on people’s feelings, hurt their pride, make them feel bad.
“There’s nothing worth getting in this world that you can get easily.”
“Loving someone is like having a mental illness that’s not covered by health insurance,”
Like two straight lines overlapping, we momentarily crossed at a certain point, then went our separate ways.
“Death always comes on suddenly,” Bird said. “But it also takes its time. Like the beautiful phrases that come into your head. It lasts an instant, yet those instants can draw out forever.
The death of a dream can be, in a way, sadder than that of a living being. Sometimes it all seems so unfair.
Of course, winning is much better than losing. No argument there. But winning or losing doesn’t affect the weight and value of the time. It’s the same time, either way. A minute is a minute, an hour is an hour. We need to cherish it. We need to deftly reconcile ourselves with time, and leave behind as many precious memories as we can—that’s what’s the most valuable.
