“ Summer was here again. Summer, summer, summer. I loved and hated summers. Summers had a logic all their own and they always brought something out in me. Summer was supposed to be about freedom and youth and no school and possibilities and adventure and exploration. Summer was a book of hope. That’s why I loved and hated summers. Because they made me want to believe. ”
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“ Water was something he loved, something he respected. He understood its beauty and its dangers. He talked about swimming as if it were a way of life. ”
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“ I bet you could sometimes find all the mysteries of the universe in someone's hand. ”
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“ How could I have ever been ashamed of loving Dante Quintana? ”
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“ Rafael?” ”Yeah?” „Do we all have monsters?” „Yes.” „Why does God give us so many monsters?” „You want to know my theory?” „Sure.” „I think it’s other people who give us monsters. Maybe God doesn’t have anything to do with it. ”
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“ What is this thing you call substance abuse? All I wanna do is forget and get loose. Drinking and smoking over and over What's so great about a life that's sober? There's nothing cool about being young When the monsters of night have stolen the sun. I'm tired of searching for words in the sky. All I wanna do is drink and die. Nothing is real. It's all a big lie. All I wanna do is drink and die. There's nothing cool about being young When the monsters of night have stolen the sun. ”
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“ I have a new theory", he said, "and the theory is this: if I develop a great capacity for feeling pain, then I am also developing a great capacity for feeling happiness. ”
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“ Si desarrollo una gran capacidad para sentir dolor, entonces también estoy desarrollando una gran capacidad para sentir felicidad. ”
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“ Summertime. It was a song. It was a season. I wondered if that season would ever live inside of me. ”
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