She fell apart because that’s what happens.”
— Looking for Alaska
Because memories fall apart, too. And then you’re left with nothing, left not even with a ghost but with its shadow.”
— Looking for Alaska
When you stopped wishing things wouldn’t fall apart, you’d stop suffering when they did.”
— Looking for Alaska
The Buddha knew one thing science didn’t prove for millennia after his death: Entropy increases. Things fall apart.”
— Dr. Hyde (Looking for Alaska)
You left me Perhapsless, stuck in your goddamned labyrinth.”
— Looking for Alaska
It was not enough to be the last guy she kissed. I wanted to be the last one she loved. And I knew I wasn’t. I knew it, and I hated her for it. I hated her for not caring about me.”
— Looking for Alaska
What the hell is instant? Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes five minutes, instant pudding an hour. I doubt that an instant of blinding pain feels particularly instantaneous.”
— Looking for Alaska
Pudge, what you must understand about me is that I am a deeply unhappy person.”
— Alaska (Looking for Alaska)
I’m the motherfucking fox. No one can catch the fox.”
— Takumi (Looking for Alaska)
“Why are you wearing your fox hat?” I asked.
“Because no one can catch the mother fucking fox.”
”
— Miles & Takumi (Looking for Alaska)
The Great Perhaps was upon us, and we were invincible.”
— Looking for Alaska
You love the girl who makes you laugh and shows you porn and drinks wine with you. You don’t love the crazy, sullen bitch.”
— Alaska (Looking for Alaska)
I try not to be scared, you know. But I still ruin everything. I still fuck up.”
— Alaska (Looking for Alaska)
She said that it was sexist to leave the cooking to the women, but better to have good sexist food than crappy boy-prepared food.”
— Looking for Alaska
