Happiness was useless to me. It was heartache that filled my purse. What happy man has need of Shakespeare?
Jennifer DonnellyDNA tells you all the secrets of life,โ he used to say. Except for oneโhow to live it.
Jennifer DonnellyShe's got a big belt around her hips. It has a shiny buckle with PRADA on it, which is Italian for insecure.
Jennifer DonnellyI'm wishing he could see that music lives. Forever. That it's stronger than death. Stronger than time. And that its strength holds you together when nothing else can.
Jennifer DonnellyThe world goes on, as stupid and brutal as tomorrow as it was today. And though I am shuddering with pain, and twisting with pain, and sobbing with pain, i laugh.Because I know now. I know the answer. I know the truth. Oh,dead man, you are dead wrong, I tell him.Can't you see? The world goes on, stupid and brutal, but I [do not. I do not.]
Jennifer Donnelly