Quotes from book

Dance Dance Dance

“As time goes on, you'll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn't, doesn't. Time solves most things. And what time can't solve, you have to solve yourself.”

“Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.”

“Give yourself five minutes to consider how you can turn a miserable situation to your benefit and that light bulb is going to click on.”

“Friends don't need the intervention of a third party. Friendship's a voluntary thing.”

“The ones with no imagination are always the quickest to justify themselves.”

“Suicides? Heart attacks? The papers didn't seem interested. The world was full of ways to die, too many to cover. Newsworthy deaths had to be exceptional. Most people go unobserved.”

“I live my life you live yours. If you're clear about what u want then you can live anyway you please. I don't give a damn what people say. They can be reptile food for all I care.”

“Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.”

“Sometimes when I'm with you, I remember things I lost when I was your age. Like I remember the sound of the rain and the smell of the wind.”

“People leave traces of themselves where they feel most comfortable, most worthwhile.”

“She was truly a beautiful girl. I could feel a small polished stone sinking through the darkest waters of my heart. All those deep convoluted channels and passageways, and yet she managed to toss her pebble right down to the bottom of it all.”

“What we seek is some kind of compensation for what we put up with.”

“I'm your phantom dance partner. I'm your shadow. I'm not anything more.”

“The sky grew darker, painted blue on blue, one stroke at a time, into deeper and deeper shades of night.”

“Mediocrity is like a spot on your shirt, it never comes off.”

“When I was little, I had this science book. There was a section on 'What would happen to the world if there was no friction?' Answer: 'Everything on earth would fly into space from the centrifugal force of revolution.' That was my mood.”

“I don't give a damn about what people say. They can be reptile food for all I care.”

“Can'ttrustpeople. Won'tdoanygood. They'llkillyoueverytime. They'llkilleachother. They'llkilleveryone.”

“The world is full of ways and means to waste time.”