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25 quotes
Jamaican-American author
“A universe that can wink into existence can wink out again.”
"How can you trust something that can end as suddenly as it begins?"
on Truth
"But can you trust something that can end as suddenly as it begins?"
on Trust
"Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It's up to you."
on Life
"There's no denying it now. I'm in the world. And, too, the world is in me."
on Identity
"This is the life you're living. It's not temporary and it's not pretend and there's no do-over."
"Love is worth everything. Everything."
on Love
"However, if the long shot is your only shot, then you have to take it."
on Courage
"I wonder if she realizes how passionate she is about not being passionate."
on Emotion
"I want to fall in love, with an emphasis on the falling part."
"His words made me aware that the heart in my chest is a muscle like any other. It can hurt."
"Anything can happen at anytime. Safety is not guaranteed. There's more to life than being alive."
"Be Brave. Remember, life is a gift."
on Gratitude
"seriously. “Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything.-Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything"
"o•cean (ˈōSHən) n. pl. -s. 1. The endless part of yourself you never knew but always suspected was there. [2015, Whittier]"
"Observable Fact: I don’t believe in magic.Observable Fact: We are magic."
on Philosophy
"The ocean will swallow you whole and burp you out and not notice you were even there."
on Nature
"Everything's a risk. Not doing anything is a risk."
"Flowers for Algernon again? she asks. Doesn't that book always make you cry?One day it won't, I say. I want to be sure to be reading it on that day."
"Kissing is just another way of talking expect without the words."
"Names are powerful things."
on Language
