“To be more confident you need to give a whole lot less of a shit about that other people think of you.”
― This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't
― This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't
“Holding Eleanor's hand was like holding a butterfly. Or a heartbeat. Like holding something complete, and completely alive.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“All children should be loved, protected, nurtured --emotionally and intellectually-- respected, and never, under any circumstances, underestimated.”
― This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't
― This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't
“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”
― Eleanor & Park
― Eleanor & Park
“Maybe you feel pressure to be positive because so many people rely on your good, fake-positive energy? If that's the case, screw everybody else. You're not a bottle of Valium.”
― This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't
― This Is How: Surviving What You Think You Can't
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