Marieke Nijkamp Quotes

#1. Together we could be so strong, but the gun has made us individuals.

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#2. It's easier to know who I'm not than to know who I am. When everyone expects me to fail, it's easier to give up than to try.

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#3. I don't feel panic or shock. There's just a sense of defeat. This is it.

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#4. Dad always told me there are more stories in the universe than stars in the sky. And in every story, there's the light of hope. That's why the seniors sent lanterns up to the sky-to make sure the darkness is never absolute.

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#5. There are no words in that fleeting moment between hope and the knowledge. There is no way to express how a heart can burst and break at the same time, how the sun can cut through the darkness but will case shadows everywhere.

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#6. This is how I shape our future.

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#7. there were two types of people in this world: those who belong to the soil and the good, rich earth, planting their seeds to blossom, and those who belong to the road and the endless horizons, carrying their home on their shoulders wherever they go.

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#8. We're more than our mistakes. We're more than what people expect of us.

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#9. The only two people who matter now are in front of me- the boy who broke me and the girl who put me back together.

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#10. We'll watch the stars fade and the moon disappear. We'll watch the sun set fire to the horizon. And we'll talk about the future one last time before it's actually upon us.

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#11. The only things that give us purpose are the stories that tie us together. We

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#12. You can do far more than you ever imagined.

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#13. I never realized that courage was so terrifying.

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#14. Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun

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#15. You can't always keep your loved ones with you. You can't always settle your life in one place. The world was made to change. But as long as you cherish the memories and make new ones along on the way, no matter where you are, you'll always be at home.

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#16. It was the truest thing she said that night, as we both lied to each other.

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#17. Grief is one big, gaping hole, isn't it? It's everywhere and all consuming. Some days you think you can't go on because the only thing waiting for you is more despair. Some days you don't want to go on because it's easier to give up than to get hurt again.

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#18. And I know the auditorium may be big enough to hold a thousand students, but it's too small to hide just one.

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#19. I didn't need to die for him to kill me.

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#20. You have to ask yourself how you can become the best you can be.

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