“We’re all shipwrecked on this idea that everything has to be explained.”— Shane Koyczan, play.spotify.com
“There are so many things that demand to be said. Where did you go? Do you ever think about me? You’ve ruined me. Are you okay? But of course, I can’t say any of that.”— Gayle Forman, amazon.com
“Anger is just a cowardly extension of sadness. It’s a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell them you’re hurt.”— Tom Gates, goodreads.com
“Don’t be in such a hurry to condemn a person because he doesn’t do what you do, or think as you think. There was a time when you didn’t know what you know today.”— Malcolm X, en.wikiquote.org
“People who are aware of, and ashamed of, their prejudices are well on the road to eliminating them.”— Gordon Allport, amazon.com
“There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.”— Kazuo Ishiguro, en.wikiquote.org
“I think a lot of times we don’t pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.”— Amy Adams, amazon.com
“Come morning I found the day as I have found every other day -- without relief or explanation.”— Mark Z. Danielewski, amazon.com
“Explanation is not half as strong as experience but experience is not half as strong as experience and understanding.”— Mark Z. Danielewski, amazon.com
“It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact.”— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, amazon.com
“Explaining your relationship to others requires a full out 'story time.'”— Kate Rutherford, theodysseyonline.com