Do people look the same when they go to heaven, mommy?””I don’t know. I don’t think so.””Then how do people recognize each other?””I don’t know, sweetie. They just feel it. You don’t need your eyes to love, right?
Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams
I actually like how doctors talk. I like the sound of science. I like how words you don’t understand explain things you can’t understand.
I think we’re too young to be dating. I mean I don’t see what the rush is.” Summer says. “Yeah, I agree,” said August. “Which is kind of a shame, you know what with all those babes who keep throwing themselves at me and stuff?
Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.
I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.
If you don’t know what to do, just be kind. You can’t go wrong.
Such a simple thing, kindness. Such a simple thing. A nice word of encouragement, given when needed. An act of friendship. A passing smile.
He meticulously tries to get every hair in place. He tilts his head to look at himself from different angles, like there’s some magic perspective in the mirror that could change the dimensions of his face’-Olivia/Via thinking
The only thing that I know that truly heals people is unconditional love.
It’s so weird how that can be, how you could have a night that’s the worst in your life, but to everybody else it’s just an ordinary night.
Sometimes when I have the feeling like I’m almost crying, it can turn into an almost-laughing feeling.
No, no, it’s not all random, if it was really random, the universe would abandon us completely, and the universe doesn’t. It takes care of its most fragile creations in ways we can’t see.
So doesn’t that make the universe a giant lottery, then? You purchase a ticket when you’re born. And it’s all just random whether you get a good ticket or a bad ticket. It’s all just luck.
olivia reminds me of a bird sometimes, how her feathers get all ruffled when she’s mad. and when she’s fragile like this, she’s a little lost bird looking for its nest.
its better to know some question than all answers -James Thurber
But the good thing about life is that we can fix our mistakes sometimes. We learn from them. We get better.
I thought it would teach them a thing or two about empathy, and friendship, and loyalty. As it turns out, Jack Will didn’t need to learn any of these virtues- he already had them in abundance.
Maybe it is a lottery, but the universe makes it all even out in the end. The universe takes care of its birds.
sometimes i think my head is so big because its full of dreams
One of the reasons I grew my hair long last year was that I like how my bangs cover my eyes: it helps me block out the things I don’t want to see.”-August thinking
And I wondered how it would feel to be in Heaven and not have my face matter anymore. Just like how it never, ever mattered to Daisy.
So I just went over and sat with him. Not a biggie. I wish people would stop trying to turn it into something more. He’s just a kid. The weirdest-looking kid I’ve ever seen, yes. But just a kid.