

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.”
― MI VIDA: A Story of Faith, Hope and Love
― MI VIDA: A Story of Faith, Hope and Love

“The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.”
― Pushing the Limits
― Pushing the Limits

“Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.”
― Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War
― Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War

“Why do beautiful songs make you sad?' 'Because they aren't true.' 'Never?' 'Nothing is beautiful and true.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

“I can't eat and I can't sleep. I'm not doing well in terms of being a functional human, you know?”
― It's Kind of a Funny Story
― It's Kind of a Funny Story
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