Some of my favorite quotes:
"When she was younger, everyone thought she was a musical genius, a brilliant pianist, and she believed them. But now, when she became a grown-up, she wasn't so sure. I don't know why grown-ups don't believe what they did when they were kids. I mean, aren't they supposed to be smarter? What Mahoney needed was the opportunity to prove to herself that she was something more than she believed."
"37 seconds."
"Great. Well done. Now we wait."
"No. We breathe. We pulse. We regenerate. Our hearts beat. Our minds create. Our souls ingest. 37 seconds, well used, is a lifetime."
"When King Lear dies in Act V, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He's written, 'He dies.' That's all, nothing more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words. The culmination of the most influential work of dramatic literature is: 'He dies.' It takes Shakespeare, a genius, to come up with 'He dies.' And yet every time I read those two words, I find myself overwhelmed with dysphoria. And I know it's only natural to be sad, but not because of the words, 'He dies.' But because of the life we saw prior to the words. I've lived all five of my acts, Mahoney, and I am not asking you to be happy that I must go. I'm only asking that you turn the page, continue reading...and let the next story begin. And if anyone asks what became of me, you relate my life in all its wonder, and end it with a simple and modest, 'He died.'"
"We must face tomorrow, whatever it may hold, with determination, joy, and bravery."
"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it."
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