book stuff

Ever since that day, whenever we go on walks she makes us play a game like Marco Polo, where she calls my name and I have to call back to let her know that I’m OK.

“Oskar.”

“I’m OK.”

“Oskar.”

“I’m OK.”

I’m never exactly sure when we’re playing the game and when she’s just saying my name, so I always let her know that I’m OK.

“Do you have the courage to bring forth the treasures that are hidden within you?”

“And we all know that when courage dies, creativity dies with it. We all know that fear is a desolate boneyard where our dreams go to desiccate in the hot sun. This is common knowledge; sometimes we just don’t know what to do about it.” 

“Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.”

“My mother said they were just intelligent women protesting in the only way open to them against the stifling injustices of a male-dominated social hierarchy”

“You cannot convince people to love you. This is an absolute rule. No one will ever give you love because you want him or her to give it. Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.”

“Acceptance is a small, quiet room.”