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“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
― Eat, Pray, Love
― Eat, Pray, Love

“All these guys picking on smart kids and calling them geeks and dweebs are going to grow up and want to know why they don't do something about the terrible state the world is in. I can tell you why. By the time they grow up, most of the kids who realy could have changed things are wrecked. ”
― My Teacher Glows in the Dark
― My Teacher Glows in the Dark

“Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter. Reading gives me something to talk about later on. Reading is the unbelievably healthy way my attention deficit disorder medicates itself. Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real. Reading is grist. Reading is bliss.”
― I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
― I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

“If I had a view like this to look down on every day, I would have the energy and inspiration to conquer the world. The trouble is, when you most need such a view, no one gives it to you.”
― A Visit from the Goon Squad
― A Visit from the Goon Squad

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