Sadness is fine. Feeling lonely is fine. Boredom is fine, too. Don't try to escape them. Once they are fully lived, move on to the next thing.

Maxime Lagacé

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You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens.

At the heart of all great art is an essential melancholy.

Federico García Lorca

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October was always the least dependable of months… Full of ghosts and shadows.

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