Have you ever read a book that hits you, hard? A book that as your reading, reality sinks in and you realize exactly how much you can relate to it? For me, those are the absolute best types of books.
Yesterday, I finished a book by Jodi Picoult, called House Rules. It was excellent. And true, very very true. Now, I'm not going to tell you about the book, and I'm not going to give a book review, but I'm going to put down my favorite quotes for you to read and maybe they'll inspire you to read the book yourself.
"Nobody ever asks Superman if X-ray vision is a drag; if it gets old looking into brick buildings and seeing guys beat their wives or lonely women getting wasted or losers surfing porn sites. Nobody ever asks Spider-Man if he gets vertigo. If their superpowers are anything like mine, it's no wonder they're always putting themselves in harm's way. They're probably hoping for a quick death."
"Truth is a lie and lies are the truth... And no one is listening, no matter how loud I'm screaming inside my own head."
"Nobody looks into the face of a newborn son and imagines all of the things that will go wrong in his life. Instead, you see nothing but possibility: his first smile, his first steps, his graduation, his wedding dance, his face when he is holding his own baby."
"'You get used to it,' I say, although I'm not sure this is true. In reality, you don't ever change the hurricane. You just learn how to stay out of its path."
The last quote in particular really sticks with me. To me personally, it means so much. I hope that someday you will read a book that will find its way to your soul as easily as this one has for me.
Lovers In Japan/ Reign of Love
Coldplay
Carry My Picture
The Connells
Soldier On
Temper Trap
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