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21 " Just an empty thing without a soul. "
― Preston Norton , Marrow
22 " i gave myself permission to freak out. smiled like an idiot, made an embarrassing screeching sound through my teeth, flapped my hands like tiny little chicken wings, the works.mr. britton responded by doing pretty much the exact same thing.we were only human, you know. "
― Preston Norton
23 " We are all in an ocean," he said. "Every one of us. Some of us are barely swimming, some of us are drowning, and there are some of us still who are being tossed in waves and dashed upon the rocks. And often we feel that we won't survive. Maybe that ocean is school, and we're struggling to get decent grades, or to fit in, or maybe we're just trying to survive the hurtful words and actions of people who don't understand their cruelty. But one thing is certain—something that Hemingway is trying to teach us through Santiago—we, as human beings, are made to transcend. I believe that there is something deep down inside of us that resonates with the universe. A purpose. And once we learn what the purpose is"—Spinelli looked directly at me—"even the whole ocean cannot stop us. "
― Preston Norton , Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe
24 " Nothing strengthens the soul like music that speaks to it—especially when you find it on your own. I think there's power in that. "
― Preston Norton , Hopepunk
25 " But I wasn't forgiving my dad because he deserved it. Forgiveness was never about deserving it.But I wanted to forgive him.Maybe forgiveness was a selfish thing. Maybe forgiveness was about self-preservation. About personal healing. About allowing yourself to become whole again. "
26 " Sometimes you have to trudge through the bad in order to get to the good," Dad explained. "There's something rewarding about that level of perseverance. "
27 " Hope is an act of resistance. "
28 " Art means nothing without the people who experience it... "
29 " To my Homegirl, my Best Friend, my Rock, Hope,Because without her, what the hell have we got? "
30 " There was something mournful in her voice, but not broken. This song was the bridge between life and death. It was mystical. Spun together like a spell. Just pure magic and heartbreak. And that velvety sandpaper alto of hers sounded eerily similar to my voice. "
31 " Maybe time, itself, didn't heal all wounds. Maybe, in the end, it was people who healed those wounds. Nobody wants to hurt.Maybe, deep down, all we want is to forgive and be forgiven. "
32 " Look, I know she feels hurt and betrayed by Faith. I know she’s coping with it the only terrible way she knows how. Sometimes, when we’re damaged, we have to become the bad guy before we heal enough to become something better.” “That’s a fucking terrible philosophy.” “It’s not a philosophy. That’s just how people are sometimes. Most people don’t decide to be bad. They’re just too fucked up to realize that’s what they’ve become. "
33 " Do you even know what hate is?” I said. Shawn looked confused, like this was a trick question. “It’s confusing freedom of speech,” I said, “with the right to be a hateful asshole without consequences. "