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1 " And it is clear to Evan, now: the difference between what is and what has been done; the present and the past. He sees that what he does and who he is isn't based on the past unless he wants it to be... No. That is the past, which has been seen differently through many different eyes and has become hazy and unclear, like a pond when stirred with a stick. Only the present moment is clear and free from prejudice. "
― Garth Stein , How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets
2 " do not blame other people for being themselves, you will only be frustrated by it. "
3 " The truth belongs to he who tells it, so what good is it, anyway? "
4 " Music doesn’t have a bedtime, "
5 " I’ll return your love, ” she says.“And I won’t look at you differently. And I’ll always be there to put something under your head so you don’t hurt yourself. "
6 " But there is a point at which he is the instrument and someone or something is playing him. Something larger. Something outside of all of us. Call it the Universal Mind, if you like. But when he feels it, he knows that the people listening feel it as well. They are all tapping into the same thing. They all understand. "