Wendy Mass citations

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“I blend in the backgroud. when I arive for lunch my friends are surprised i'm not already there.”

“I'm going to be so normal that when people look up normal in the dictionary, my name will be there.”

“I've learned that if you wait long enough, you might get a second chance at something you gave up on. And sometimes you'll be the one to give the second chance to someone else.”

“We'll never have a true picture of reality; it just doesn't exist. But I'm real, and you're real, and those fiery balls of gas up there are real, and right now that's all I need to know.”

“So softly Lizzy has to lean over to hear me, I say, 'I can't face the world until I know why I'm here.'
You're kidding me.'
I shake my head vehemently. 'No. I need to figure out my purpose. Until I do, what's the use of getting up?”

“All those people in their black-and-white worlds - they have no idea what they're missing”

“if they make me watch that movie one more time, I will fall down on my knees and beg for mercy”

“Some choices are forever…. Just because people aren't in our lives anymore, doesn't mean they stop thinking about us and vice versa.”

“and as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, i realize that i never saw true beauty until now.”

“(T)he world is broken up into pieces, and… it's up to everyone to help put it all back together. It's about recognizing the spark of life in everyone and everything, and gluing those shards back together.”

“comparing what you see during an eclipse to the darkness at night is like comparing an ocean to a teardrop.”

“I had been in the ditch for 2 and a half min. I wondered if my friends missed me.”

“How can you, of all people, say everything will be alright?"
He has a point. I consider my answer. "Well, it's better than saying 'Keep on crying, I'm sure things will just get worse,' right?”