A Five-Minute Life Quotes

“Remember for me.” Tears spilled down her cheeks and over my fingers, and then she pulled me to her, her voice tremulous. “Remember us… when I can’t.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“Because what are we if we aren’t our memories? Who are we without them? Where are we in this life? They anchor us to all the who, what, and where. Without memory, we might as well be dead.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“The past was done, and the future wasn’t created yet. All we had is now.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“Nothing ever lasts, good or bad,” she said, her eyes alit with a thousand different colors. “That’s why we have to live as much as we can, as hard as we can, every moment.” Every fucking moment.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“and I realized the entirety of my life’s story had taken minutes to tell. Five minutes. I’ve been living a five-minute life.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“The stronger the love, the more helpless the person feels in the wake of its loss.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“We were all whackos and head cases to a certain degree. Some were just better at hiding it. For some of us, hiding it was our life’s mission.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“Because it felt better to rebuild bridges than it did to watch them burn.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“Your thoughts aren’t inconsequential.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“Cleopatra thought she’d be alone forever. Death was the better choice.” She looked up at me. “Maybe she’s right. Anything is better than alone.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“Nothing ever lasts, good or bad,” she said, her eyes alit with a thousand different colors. “That’s why we have to live as much as we can, as hard as we can, every moment.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life

“She leaned into me, kissed my neck. “You always say you’re beautiful, instead of you look beautiful.” I shrugged. “Both true.” “Yes, but one is a sweet compliment about how I might look at the moment, and the other feels like you’re describing who I am.”
― Emma Scott, A Five-Minute Life