Existentialist Academic

Wishes are like beauty — vain things.

“There is more to life than profit”

Irony, it’s good for your blood

“Are you bucking for sainthood, or are you perhaps atoning for something?”

“Bad idea,” I said.

A brave man helps. A coward just gives presents

Aren’t you sick of being sick and tired? [..] I hated it when he did that [cry], but I thought maybe this crying was different.

I don’t care if I need to set this world on fire until there’s no one left but you and me. The world will burn around us, and I’ll gladly live in chaos with you as long as the only person that is a danger to you is me.

“Is it the promise of death that makes you feel alive, little mouse?”

Scars only serve as reminders of what we’ve survived, not what killed us.

She holds on to me like she’s falling, but I have no interest in catching her. I will always fall with her, chasing after her even in death.

Our mouths are touching the same spot,” she says shakily. “Does that count as kissing?

Just because the sun is pretty doesn’t mean it’s not dangerous to stare at, Addie.

I don't think anyone does, baby. Love is an enigma, and it's redefined every time someone says it.

When you make someone fall in love with the darkest parts of you, there’s nothing you can do that will scare them away.

[...] lots of time you don’t know what interests you most till you start talking about something that doesn’t interest you most. I mean you can’t help it sometimes.