“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
“I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.”
“I stood still, vision blurring, and in that moment, I heard my heart break. It was a small, clean sound, like the snapping of a flower's stem.”
“If the person you brought to the dance doesn't want to dance with you; you have to find another dancing partner before the night's over and the music stops.”
“If you stay, I'll do whatever you want. I'll quit the band, go with you to New York. But if you need me to go away, I'll do that, too. I was talking to Liz and she said maybe coming back to your old life would be too painful, that maybe it'd be easier for you to erase us. And that would suck, but I'd do it. I can lose you like that if I don't lose you today. I'll let you go. If you stay.”
“It's hard to force someone to love you. And it's even harder to force yourself to stop loving someone.”
“Johnny's life passed him by, like a warm summer day, If you listen to the wind, you can still hear him play.”
“The funniest people are the saddest ones.”
“The loneliest moment in someone's life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.”
“The thought of suicide is a great consolation: by means of it, one gets through many a dark night.”
“The truth may be sad, but it is better than a lie.”
“We are the dead. Short days ago. We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow. Loved and were loved, and now we lie, in Flanders fields.”
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”
“I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.”
“For what it's worth, it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of, and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.”