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“People should die, only when they're alone. Or when they hate—not when they love.”
― Three Comrades
― Three Comrades

“If you wait long enough,â€� he said, “people will surprise and impress you.â€� As he saw things: When you’re frustrated with people, when they’ve made you angry, it just may be because you haven’t given them enough time. Jon warned me that sometimes this took great patienceâ€� even years. “But in the end,â€� he said, “people will show you their good side. Almost everybody has a good side. Just keep waiting. It will come out.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture

“Nearing the Riefler's big red brick house he could see the yellow light spill out on the galerie Yvonne had insisted her German husband wrap around the house. There was a tightening in Victor's chest. It happened to him whenever he got close to the Riefler's house, or church on Sunday- anytime he thought he might catch a glimpse of Celena.”
― Victor's Blessing
― Victor's Blessing

“Remember, your mission is to love, expecting nothing in return.”
― Saint Richard Parker
― Saint Richard Parker

“My condition is not unhappiness, but it is also not happiness, not indifference, not weakness, not fatigue, not another interest â€� so what is it then?”
― Diaries, 1910-1923
― Diaries, 1910-1923
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