There have been so many quotes in this book that have absolutely winded me that it didn’t feel right not to find a place in the forum for at least some of them. Here are a few random (non-spoiler) bangers from the last few chapters:

It’s just that until I show a drawing to someone, it’s only mine, you know? It isn’t too late to fix it. (…) If you saw my worst drawings, you’d realise that I’m actually just a fraud. But before the drawing is finished, it isn’t too late. That’s the only time I like myself.

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He thinks about what she said, about the days passing slowly but the years quickly. “What I hate most isn’t that people die. What I hate most is that they’re dead. That I’m alive, without them.”

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But there isn't enough room. Art is what can't fit inside a person. The things that bubble over.

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Her hands are shaking. She wishes she were as good at abandoning people as she is at being abandoned.

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Ted watches them go and thinks exhaustedly that it doesn't matter if life is long or short, it isn't time that's the problem, it's the speed. Far too much happens when you're alive, everything goes so damn fast, how are you supposed to have time to be a human being?

“The birds are like tourists. They screech and make a mess but, you’re not allowed to shoot them.” 🤣🤣🤣

Hello Boundlings!

I wanted to send a gentle reminder as we head into a new month: your reading life doesn’t need to be perfect to be meaningful.

Didn’t hit your March goals? Lost that streak? Having trouble picking that book back up? That’s all okay. Reading isn’t a race or a score card. It’s something we come back to, again and again, in whatever way fits our lives and our needs - something this lovely community continues to remind me. 💚

This month, let’s keep it soft: • Read what you want • DNF without guilt • Take breaks when you need them • Celebrate even a few pages

If you have a reading goal for April, feel free to share! Going into the month without a plan? That’s great too!

Happy April, my friends!

🌼🌱🐞🌳☀️🦋