"Is it too soon?" she asked, starting to second guess herself. He shook his head. "No, babe. It's been seven long years of dreaming and a few very amazing weeks of the reality. I've wanted this, I really have. I just never thought it would
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“Power's a strange thing, lad. It's a drug people like me crave it.”
― The House of the Scorpion
― The House of the Scorpion
“Slow people are just paying close attention.”
― The House of the Scorpion
― The House of the Scorpion
“Life in a box is better than no life at all, I expect. You'd have a chance at least. You could lie there thinking: Well, at least I'm not dead.”
― Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
“When adults say, "Teenagers think they are invincible" with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they are. We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think that we are invincible because we are. We cannot be born, and we cannot die. Like all energy, we can only change shapes and sizes and manifestations. They forget that when they get old. They get scared of losing and failing. But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, and so it cannot fail.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“I love you," Matt said.
I love you, too," Maria replied. "I know that's a sin, and I'll probably go to hell for it."
If I have a soul, I'll go with you," promised Matt.”
― The House of the Scorpion
I love you, too," Maria replied. "I know that's a sin, and I'll probably go to hell for it."
If I have a soul, I'll go with you," promised Matt.”
― The House of the Scorpion
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