“You only get one life. It's actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.”
-Jojo Moyes, Me Before You
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“And time is a curious thing. Most of us only live for the time that lies right ahead of us. A few days, weeks, years. One of the most painful moments in a person's life probably comes with the insight that an age has been reached when there is more to look back on than ahead. And when time no longer lies ahead of one, other things have to be lived for. Memories, perhaps.” “Loving someone is like moving into a house. At first you fall in love with all the new things, amazed every morning that all this belongs to you, as if fearing that someone would suddenly come rushing in through the door to explain that a terrible mistake had been made, you weren't actually supposed to live in a wonderful place like this. Then over the years the walls become weathered, the wood splinters here and there, and you start to love that house not so much because of all its perfection, but rather its imperfections. You get to know all the nooks and crannies. How to avoid getting the key caught in the lock when it's cold outside. Which of the floorboards flex slightly when one steps on them or exactly how to open the wardrobe doors without their creaking. These are the little secrets that make it your home.”
- Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove
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“Sometimes broken things deserve to be repaired.”
- Camron Wright, The Rent Collector
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“The only way we will survive is by being kind. The only way we can get by in this world is through the help we receive from others. No one can do it alone, no matter how great the machines are.”
- Amy Poehler, Yes Please
3 comments:
I love your blog sissy
Which would be your favourite out of those books?
@JessCole - If I had to pick one to read again, it would probably be A Man Called Ove.
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