A Most Important Year
J. Aleong
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Sometimes my thoughts were hard to digest. Sometimes my brain would get stuck on a concept that troubled me and would create endless rabbit holes in my head. It seemed like the more I tried to find an answer, the more complicated it would become. And sometimes unsettling images would randomly flash into my head. I didn’t want to describe what they were. I knew the images weren’t true, but they often made me feel uneasy.”
“I closed my eyes for a moment and focused on the sun’s warmth. It was a good day. There were many things to think about, but in this moment, I wanted to embrace my surroundings and enjoy them. Sometimes the little things were the best parts of life, and they were always there in front of us, waiting to be noticed.”
“It didn’t make sense how someone I used to be so close with could suddenly pretend that I didn’t exist.”
“I found it strange how people could sit in an airplane flying miles high at hundreds of speeds and not think about it. We got used to magnificent things. I wanted to think it’s cool every time I fly. I wouldn’t want to act overdramatic but just sit there and look out the window for a moment and process what I’m doing. Really process it. Maybe before turning on a movie or going back to normal life, I would begin the flight with a moment like that.”
“What do you do when neither person is wrong yet they completely disagree?”
“We listened to ‘Midnight City’ by M83 while driving under the city’s neon lights. No one spoke. We all just sat silent, breathing in the night. Nick tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, Maya swayed her head back and forth to the instrumental riffs, and I gazed up at the twinkling city around us. I wish I could describe exactly how I felt, but I can’t wrap my feelings into words. All I can say is that I felt alive and didn’t want to think about anything else besides this moment.”
“There was something about nighttime that made time feel slow and our thoughts feel large. Daytime was a beauty to the eyes, and nighttime was a beauty to the soul. I decided that they were equally beautiful in different ways and couldn’t be compared.”
“I figured that distance happens and connections fade, and I wouldn’t want anyone to feel obligated to stay friends with me. That wasn’t fair to ask. It just seemed to happen a lot with me.”
“I felt that someone who was different from another didn’t make them weird. If anything, it would be weird if all people were the same, and frankly, boring. I didn’t think people had to force connections with everyone, but they surely didn’t have to judge each other either.”
“Even in difficult times, there could be good moments.”
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