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Stories are the way we make sense of the world.
We read to know we are not alone.
The devil is in the details we choose to ignore.
We are all haunted by something, whether we admit it or not.
Fiction allows us to tell truths that are too slippery for nonfiction.
We are all unreliable narrators of our own lives.
The more I learn about memory, the less I trust it.
I wanted to write a book about memory because I think it's one of the most fascinating things about being human.
"We are all broken, that's how the light gets in."
"We are all haunted by the ghosts of our past, but it's up to us whether we let them haunt us or guide us."
"We are all the heroes of our own stories."
"The past is always with us, for it feeds the present."
"I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die."
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.
The human capacity for care is not finite; the more we give, the more we have to give.
We are all just walking each other home.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Pain is not always physical; sometimes the deepest wounds are the ones we cannot see.