Top 400 Adam Silvera Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “Entire lives aren’t lessons, but there are lessons in lives.”

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52. “He’s right. I am doing this to myself. I’m holding myself back. I’ve spent years living safely to secure a longer life, and look where that’s gotten me. I’m at the finish line, but I never ran the race.”

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53. “I guess what I’ll miss most are the wasted opportunities to live my life and the lost potential to make great friends with everyone I sat next to for four years. I’ll miss how we never got to bond over sleepovers where everyone stayed up and played Xbox Infinity and board games all night, all because I was too scared.”

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54. “I’m blown away by how happy you make me. Thank you for being there for me when I’m stupid enough to think I’d rather be alone.”

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55. “I promise to be the Mario to your Luigi, except I won’t hog the spotlight.”

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56. “Having the chance to say goodbye before you die is an incredible opportunity, but isn’t that time better spent actually living?”

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57. “History is nothing. It can be recycled or thrown away completely. It isn’t this sacred treasure chest I mistook it to be. We were something, but history isn’t enough to keep something alive forever. You’re not the best friend and love of my life I’ve spent this past month mourning, and missing long before that. I don’t want to talk to you anymore.”

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58. “We never act,” Mateo says. “Only react once we realize the clock is ticking.” He gestures to himself. “Exhibit A.”

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59. “I kiss my Last Friend, because the world can’t be against us, if it brought us together.”

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60. “Maybe it’s better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs.”

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61. “I feel lighter, like my shadow just quit his day job, walked off, and threw up a peace sign.”

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62. “Please don’t deny yourself that out of fear of losing someone again, or guilt because you’re living on and I can’t.”

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63. “I survived something I shouldn’t have. Final thoughts: it’s about time. I’ve made mistake, but I’m gonna go out right.” -Rufus Emeterio-.”

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64. “No matter when it happens, we all have our endings. No one goes on, but what we leave behind keeps us alive for someone else.”

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65. “But waiting until it’s your End Day to start living means you won’t have time to do it all. Your life will be divided into firsts and lasts and nevers.”

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66. “People have their time stamps on how long you should know someone before earning the right to say it, but I wouldn’t lie to you no matter how little time we have. People waste time and wait for the right moment and we don’t have that luxury. If we.”

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67. “I’m Last Friend–less, but maybe dying alone is an okay End Day for someone who lived his life pretty alone.”

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68. “I’m sharp, I’m poison, I’m suffocation, and I’m fire.”

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69. “Entire lives aren’t lessons, but there are lessons in lives. You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.”

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70. “We never act. Only react once we realize the clock is ticking.”

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71. “It’s not fair how someone can do everything right and still be hurt because someone else does one thing wrong.”

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72. “So yeah, maybe the title ruined the reading experience for some people. But I actually have a bigger spoiler for everyone: We all die at the end. Every single one of us. But once again, how we die, or the fact that we die isn’t the point at all. I can’t spoil the answer for this next question, but I hope it’s one we keep in our minds daily: how did we live?”

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73. “But no matter what choices we make – solo or together – our finish line remains the same No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.”

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74. “No one will be around to judge me tomorrow. No one will send messages to friends about the lame kid who had no rhythm. And in this moment, how stupid it was to care hits me like a punch to the face. I wasted time and missed fun because I cared about the wrong things.”

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75. “Leaving means living before you die.”

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76. “I’m growing to hate the word love because it always sounds lame, but love shouldn’t only count when there’s a victory.”

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77. “Every new minute we’re alive is a miracle.”

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78. “You didn’t just keep me alive, you made me live.”

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79. “He doesn’t smile for the camera, he’s legit just smiling at me.”

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80. “You may be born into a family but you walk into friendships.”

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81. “It’s heartbreaking how much it costs to be alive when you’re always dying.”

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82. “Holding back my feelings is like sinking into quicksand; the deeper and deeper I’m buried, the more desperate I am to breathe.”

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83. “Love doesn’t begin and end with some online status.”

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84. “When someone puts their journey out there for you to watch, you pay attention – even if you know they’ll die at the end.”

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85. “I kiss the guy who brought me to life on the day we’re going to die.”

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86. “I start walking toward Rufus and his bike, walking toward death with every minute we lose, walking against a world that’s against us.”

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87. “I only care about the people who wanna be in my life.”

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88. “The strongest power above all is a living heart. Humanity is what makes heroes, not powers. The strongest power is humanity.”

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89. “We were all lost and okay with not being found for a while.”

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90. “This is our safe place, our little island. We aren’t moving from here. We can’t die if we don’t move. You got me?”

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91. “But no matter what choices we make – solo or together – our finish line remains the same. It doesn’t matter how many times we look both ways. It doesn’t matter if we don’t go skydiving to play it safe, even though it means we’ll never get to fly like my favorite superheroes do. It doesn’t matter if we keep our heads low when passing a gang in a bad neighborhood. No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.”

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92. “This apartment isn’t home for either of us, but we’re home for each other, and that’s what makes every small wall fall away so I only focus on him.”

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93. “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. – Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor.”

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94. “Even when you know death is coming, the blaze of it all is still sudden.”

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95. “A new memory to laugh over is just as good as reflecting on an old one, I think.”

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96. “No one goes on, but what we leave behind keeps us alive for someone else.”

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97. “I think we made his day by not pretending he’s invisible. Thanks for seeing him with me.”

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98. “Unlikely but not impossible are the best odds for any dreamer.”

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99. “The hourglass is almost out of sand. It’s getting creepy. I’m picturing Death stalking me, hiding behind cars and bushes, ready to swing his damn scythe.”

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100. “This isn’t about karma. I’m not trying to rack up I’m-a-Good-Person points.” You shouldn’t donate to charity, help the elderly cross the street, or rescue puppies in the hopes you’ll be repaid later. I may not be able to cure cancer or end world hunger, but small kindnesses go a long way.”

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