The Wonder of All Things Quotes

“She needed to be away from things. She needed to be alone...or as close to alone as she could get. And Wash had the uncanny ability to make her feel like she was away from everyone, but not alone in this world.”
― Jason Mott, The Wonder of All Things

“Everything lasts forever,” Ava said quietly as though she were making the statement to herself rather than to her father. “Older people always think that things like this can’t last. But that’s not the way it is anymore. Things can last forever and ever now because of the internet. Everything is saved somewhere. Everything is permanent. Nothing dies anymore.” “That’s...insightful,”
― Jason Mott, The Wonder of All Things

“There is always comfort in pretending that change has not happened in life, even when we know full well that nothing will ever again be the way it was.”
― Jason Mott, The Wonder of All Things

“They were both strangers living in the bodies of people who used to love each other.”
― Jason Mott, The Wonder of All Things

“There was an exuberance in her, an excitement that removed the sediment of time from her bones.”
― Jason Mott, The Wonder of All Things

“The world doesn’t have to be cruel,” Heather said as she took her daughter’s hand. “Sometimes it can be whatever we want it to be.”
― Jason Mott, The Wonder of All Things

“En el mundo, comprendió, hay tanto maravillas inexplicables como perfectos horrores.”
― Jason Mott, The Wonder of All Things