I don't know how the heart withstands it. Jandy Nelson More Quotes by Jandy Nelson More Quotes From Jandy Nelson And then he smiles, and in all the places around the globe where it's night, day breaks. Jandy Nelson globes break night Someone might as well roll up the whole sky, pack it away for good. Jandy Nelson wells sky might But what if music is what escapes when a heart breaks? Jandy Nelson what-if break heart I wonder why bereaved people even bother with mourning clothes when the grief itself provides such an unmistakable wardrobe. Jandy Nelson clothes grief people I have an impulse to write all over the orange walls- I need an alphabet of endings ripped out of books, of hands pulled off of clocks, of cold stones, of shoes filled with nothing but wind. Jandy Nelson wall writing book My grandmother thinks it's really funny to put all sorts of things in our - my lunch. I never know what'll be inside: e.e. cummings, flower petals, a handful of buttons. She seems to have lost sight of the original purpose of the brown bag." - Lennie "Or maybe she thinks other forms of nourishment are more important." - Joe Jandy Nelson grandmother flower thinking Let me just unsubscribe to my own mind already, because I don't get any of it. Jandy Nelson let-me my-own mind Meeting your soul mate is like walking into a house you've been in before - you will recognize the furniture, the pictures on the wall,the books on the shelves, the contents of drawers: You could find your way around in the dark if you had to. Jandy Nelson wall love book And why do English people sound smarter than the rest of us? Like they should be awarded the Nobel Prize for a simple greeting? Jandy Nelson simple sound people If bad luck knows who you are, become someone else. Jandy Nelson luck ifs knows At least, the sun had the decency to stay the hell away from us. Jandy Nelson decency hell sun We wish with our hands, that's what we do as artists. Jandy Nelson artist wish hands Sometimes you think you know things, know things very deeply, only to realize you don't know a damn thing. Jandy Nelson realizing sometimes thinking grief is a house that disappears each time someone knocks at the door or rings the bell a house that blows into the air at the slightest gust that buries itself deep in the ground while everyone is sleeping Jandy Nelson grief blow sleep Reality is crushing. The world is a wrong-sized shoe. How can anyone stand it? Jandy Nelson crush shoes reality It’s never occurred to me that the stars are still up there shining even in the daytime when we can’t see them. Jandy Nelson stills stars shining Take a (second or third or fourth) chance. Remake the world. Jandy Nelson remakes chance world No hot guys should be allowed to have an English accent and drive a motorcycle. Not to mention wear the leather jacket or sport the cool shades. Hot guys should be forced into footie pajamas. Jandy Nelson leather-jackets guy sports This is what I want: I want to grab my brother’s hand and run back through time, losing years like coats falling from our shoulders. Jandy Nelson brother running fall I heard this expression once: Each time someone dies, a library burns. I'm watching it burn right to the ground. Jandy Nelson library expression heard