Lauren Oliver Quote Explained: How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anything at all?

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I love you. They can’t take it away.

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Love You

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And I guess that’s when it starts to hit me: the whole point is, you do what you can.

- Lauren Oliver

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She liked that word: we. It sounded warm and open, like a hug.

- Lauren Oliver

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Hug
Warm

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Every choice is limited. That’s life.

- Lauren Oliver

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Choices

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But it’s not about knowing. It is simply about going forward.

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Knowing

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This is what we are made for: promises, pledges, and sworn oaths of obedience.

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We all need mantras, I guess – stories we tell ourselves to keep us going.

- Lauren Oliver

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This is what hatred is. It will feed you and at the same time turn you to rot.

- Lauren Oliver

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Hatred

How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anything at all?

How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anything at all?

I love you. They can’t take it away.

And I guess that’s when it starts to hit me: the whole point is, you do what you can.

She liked that word: we. It sounded warm and open, like a hug.

Every choice is limited. That’s life.

But it’s not about knowing. It is simply about going forward.

This is what we are made for: promises, pledges, and sworn oaths of obedience.

We all need mantras, I guess – stories we tell ourselves to keep us going.

This is what hatred is. It will feed you and at the same time turn you to rot.

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To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. Explain

Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Explain

Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Explain

The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Explain

It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Explain

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anything at all?

How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anything at all?

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