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141 " I supposed that's how myths and stuff grow. The past is told and retold, and things get a bit twisted and smudged, and the new story becomes fact. "
― C.J. Tudor , The Chalk Man
142 " I guess, in real life, there are no happy endings, just messy, complications ones. "
143 " That was important. If you wanted to hold on to something, you had to hold on to every part of it. To remember it's time and place. "
144 " (...) deep cuts all the way up his arms, from wrist to elbow. Not a cry for help. A scream of goodbye. "
145 " I don't think you can judge the worth of a person by how many people turn up when they're dead. "
146 " Real friends are sometimes different. Real friends are there, no matter what. Real friends are people you love and hate in equal measure but who are as much a part of you as yourself. "
147 " I've always told you: never have regrets. You make a decision, and you make it for the right reason at the time. Even if it proves to be the wrong decision later, you live with it. "
148 " He might not have been a good man, but everyone deserves some forgiveness. "
149 " The past is fading, like an old photograph, and as hard as I try, there's nothing I can do to stop it. "
150 " There's so much we don't understand about mental illness. But there are still people inside there. "
151 " rumors are like germs. They spread and multiply almost in a breath and, before you know it, everyone is contaminated. "
152 " And the moment is gone, falling down into the great abyss to join all the other lost moments; the should-haves and could-haves and if-onlys that comprises the big black hole at the heart of my life. "
153 " In real life, you don't get cheats. "
154 " I could never give myself a satisfactory answer to those questions, those doubts. And so, eventually, I put them away. With childish things. Except I'm not sure we ever really put those away. "
155 " I'm not good with crying. (...). I don't like the mess, the snot, the noise. No one looks attractive crying. Even worse, if a woman is crying, then she will almost certainly need comforting. I'm not good at comforting either. "
156 " Anyway, they seemed to get along and be pretty well matched. They're liked the same things, although, in relationships, I guess we all bend a little and pretend to like stuff wrle don't to please the other person. "
157 " Friends, eh? More tropical than they're worth. Although not as bad as family. "
158 " People will always cheat, Eddie. And lie. That's why it's important to question everything. Always look beyond the obvious. "
159 " Friends, you can cut loose. Family, you never lose. They're always there, in the background, screwing with your mind. "
160 " It's like with kids. If they want to tell you you something, they'll tell you. If you have to ask, you'll send them scuttling back inside their shell. "