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The 10 P.M. Question - Kate De Goldi

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He had been utterly weary, and wearily amazed that a body and brain so desperate for sleep could still fail to achieve it.

The 10 P.M. Question - Kate De Goldi

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"You shouldn't worry so much," she said. Frankie grunted. What an original thought. If only it was minutely possible.

The 10 P.M. Question - Kate De Goldi

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"That's the problem," I say. "You think there's a right thing to say. There isn't."

We Can Be Mended - Veronica Roth

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Friends can make you feel that the world is smaller and less sneaky than it really is.

The Austere Academy - Lemony Snicket

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Tears are curious things, for like earthquakes or puppet shows they can occur at any time, without any warning and without any good reason.

The Wide Window - Lemony Snicket

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There is a way of looking at life called "keeping things in perspective." This simply means "making yourself feel better by comparing the things that are happening to you right now against other things that have happened at a different time, or to different people."

The Wide Window - Lemony Snicket

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It is remarkable that different people will have different thoughts when they look at the same thing.

The Reptile Room - Lemony Snicket

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One of the most difficult things to think about in life is one's regrets. Something will happen to you, and you will do the wrong thing, and for years afterward you will wish you had done something different.

The Reptile Room - Lemony Snicket

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They didn't understand it, but like so many unfortunate events in life, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so.

The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket

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Seeing and thinking's the same if your eyes are shut.

The Ninth Life of Louis Drax - Liz Jensen

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Not everyone thinks you're as much of a waste of space as you do when in the depths of depression. Trust others.

Reasons To Stay Alive - Matt Haig

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The thought is so intoxicating humans ignore the fact that, if we were to have a soulmate, we'd probably never meet them. I mean, what are the chances that your soulmate is, conveniently enough, Tony from work, or that girl from the pub?

Soulmates - Holly Bourne

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Never say 'pull yourself together' or 'cheer up' unless you're also going to provide detailed, foolproof instructions. (Tough love doesn't work. Turns out that just good old 'love' is enough.)

Reasons To Stay Alive - Matt Haig

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The answer is that it does not matter what you think... because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day... Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.

A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness

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All his life, Klaus had believed that if you read enough books you could solve any problem.

The Bad Beginning - Lemony Snicket

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i don't know your story or your dreams or the things that steal your sleep, but i know they matter... i hope that there is beauty in your memories, and i hope it doesn't haunt you. And if it does, then i hope there is someone who will talk you through the night and remind you of the promise of the sunrise, that beauty keeps coming, that there are futures worth waiting for and fighting for, and that you were made to dream.

If You Feel Too Much - Jamie Tworkowski