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1 " I can always look up at the cosmos and marvel, no matter what happens. And when I look up at it, I feel as though my problems are small. I don't know why, but it always makes me feel better. "
― Matthew Quick , Boy21
2 " you don’t put demands on people and you never say anything negative--ever. So many people suck the life out of everyone they’re around, but you don’t do that. You give people strength just by being you. "
3 " Silence has always been my default mode—my best defense against the rest of the world. "
4 " We really don't get to understand /why/ most of the time. It's true. "
5 " Remember – it's a long race and you can always outwork talent in the end. "
6 " it’s a long race and you can always outwork talent in the end "
7 " I’ve found that being blunt sometimes makes life easier for everyone "
8 " Someday an opportunity will come. Think about Harry Potter. His life is terrible, but then a letter arrives, he gets on a train, and everything is different for him afterward. Better. Magical.""That's just a story.""So are we- we're stories too. "
9 " You can lose yourself in repetition—quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age. "
10 " You don't always get the role you're going to play in life, but it's good to play whatever role you got the best way you can. "
11 " I think about how fragile people are, how anyone can disappear in a second and be gone forever. "
12 " It’s hard to be special. "
13 " I just got a ticket to Hogwarts. Might be taking a train ride to a magical place that's much better than here. Don't tell any Muggles, okay? But I want you to know I'll be alright. "
14 " A question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I or are the others crazy?” Albert Einstein "
15 " I remember wondering how many other things I didn't know about my parents. You only get to know so much. "
16 " That's just a story.""So are we--we're stories too," Russ says. "