Top 500 T.J. Klune Quotes (2024 Update)
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251. “What’re a couple of years in the face of eternity?”

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252. “You were his, Ox. Even then. And he was yours.” I.”

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253. “Why?” he cried. “Why the hell are you doing this? Why do you even care? Is it guilt? Is this your way of getting back at me? Do you really hate me that much? Why the hell are you doing this, Gordo? Now, after all this time, why are you doing this?” “It’s because I’m scared,” I said, voice breaking. “I love you, and I’m so scared I’m going to lose you.”

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254. “Calling me a freak doesn’t say anything about me, but it says all you need to know about the person hurling it like a grenade.”

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255. “Your bubble, Mr. Baker. It’s been popped. Why would you allow it to grow around you again?”

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256. “There are moments in your life, moments when chances have to be taken. It’s scary because there is always the possibility of failure. I know that. I know that. Because once upon a time, I took a chance on a man that I had failed before. I was scared. I was terrified. I thought I might lose everything. But I wasn’t living, then. The life I had before wasn’t living. It was getting by. And I will never regret the chances I took.”

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257. “We live and we breathe. We die, and we still feel like breathing. It’s not always the big deaths either. There are little deaths, because that’s what grief is. I.”

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258. “Queens,” Charlie muttered. “Can’t live with them, can’t shoot them because it would get glitter everywhere.”

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259. “You’ll have to warn them,” Mrs. Von Patterson said seriously. “When you go in there. Tell them this town is filled with cougars on the prowl. But that it’s definitely okay to feed the wild animals.” All three women curled their hands into claws, baring their teeth and hissing at him. “Bad touch,” Gus cried, trying to back away as they reached for him. “Bad touch!”

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260. “I listened to the earth. It sings. Most people don’t realize that. You have to listen for it with all your might. Some will never hear it, no matter how hard they try. But I can hear it as well as I can hear you. It sang to me, and I promised it in return that I would care for it if it should give me what I asked for.” She glanced down at the flower.”

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261. “Opinions are like sphincters in that most people have them, just some are louder than others and can be terribly messy if not handled correctly.”

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262. “Life is short, Corey. Far shorter than you think it is when you’re twenty-three. Don’t let it pass you by. You don’t want to find yourself an old man filled with regrets from all the chances you didn’t take.”

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263. “The first time you share tea, you are a stranger,” Mei said. “The second time you share tea,” Nelson said, “you are an honored guest.” Hugo nodded. “And the third time you share tea, you become family. It’s a Balti quote.”

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264. “It helps to laugh, even when you don’t feel like laughing. You can’t be sad when you’re laughing. Mostly.”

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265. “Dammit. I liked my potential murderer.”

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266. “It’s not about need, Linus. That’s not what gift giving is for. It’s about the joy that someone is thinking of you.”

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267. “I don’t say things I don’t mean. Life is too short for it.”

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268. “I am evil incarnate,” the dastardly voice said. “I am the blight upon the skin of this world. And I will bring it to its knees. Prepare for the End of Days! Your time has come, and the rivers will run with the blood of the innocents!” Talia sighed. “He’s such a drama queen.”

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269. “Good tea is patience. It’s not about instant gratification, not like the bags with the little strings. Those can be fleeting, here and gone again before you know it. Tea like this makes you appreciate the effort you put into it. The more it steeps, the stronger the taste.”

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270. “Life, Linus Baker knew, came down to what we made from it. It was about the choices, both big and small.”

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271. “I am but paper. Brittle and thin. I am held up to the sun, and it shines right through me. I get written on, and I can never be used again. These scratches are a history. They’re a story.”

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272. “You’re too precious to put into words. I think... it’s like one of Theodore’s buttons. If you asked him why he cared about them so, he would tell you it’s because they exist at all.”

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273. “I said something I’d been thinking for a long while, “This guy came into work. I thought he was attractive. I check out guys sometimes.” It came out fast because that was the first time I’d said it aloud. It felt like relief. And terror. Carter.”

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274. “Chris pulled a small notepad from a pocket lining the inside of his jacket. He opened it, putting it on the table before him. He frowned, patting his outside pockets, before pulling out a stubby pencil that looked like it’d been gnawed on repeatedly. “Okay,” he said, opening the notepad to a fresh sheet of paper. “The meeting to get Gordo laid can now commence.”

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275. “Everything has to start somewhere. And as long as we nurture them, they can grow beyond anything we thought possible.”

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276. “The higher your expectations, the greater the disappointment.”

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277. “A home isn’t always a house we live in. It’s also the people we choose to surround ourselves with. You may not live on the island, but you can’t tell me it’s not your home.”

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278. “You are beautiful, and your magic is a wonderful thing. The world knows it now. You no longer have to hide away.”

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279. “And I refuse to believe that a person’s path is set in stone. A person is more than where they come from.”

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280. “If wishes were fishes, we’d all swim in riches.”

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281. “She said that life was more than dirty socks.”

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282. “Eso es la vida, Ox, elecciones. Las elecciones que hacemos dan forma a lo que nos convertiremos.”

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283. “I have no idea what’s going on,” he said. “I’m not even sure if I’m here.” “Yes,” Ms. Bubblegum said sympathetically. “Sounds like quite the existential crisis. Perhaps consider having it somewhere else.”

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284. “Hindsight is a powerful thing, Wallace. We don’t always see what’s right in front of us, much less appreciate it. It’s not until we look back that we find what we should have known all along. I won’t have you thinking I’m a perfect man. It would be a lie. But I’ve learned that maybe I was a better person than I expected. I think that’s all anyone can ask for.”

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285. “I waved back just as hard, because when a half-giant expends that much energy in a greeting, it means you are loved.”

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286. “I know sometimes you see things when you close your eyes that no one should ever see. But there is good in you, Lucifer, overwhelming so. I know there is.”

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287. “I knew what to look for because I listened for it. As long as you listen, you can hear all manner of things you never thought were there to begin with.”

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288. “Because of who you are. I know you don’t see it, Linus. But I see it enough for the both of us. You make me feel like I’m burning up from the inside out.”

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289. “Oh dear,” Linus Baker said, wiping the sweat from his brow. “This is most unusual.” That was an understatement. He watched in rapt wonder as an eleven-year-old girl named Daisy levitated blocks of wood high above her head.”

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290. “WE GOT to my work, and I let the Kid go with a list while I went to the office to check the schedule for the coming week. I was off tomorrow and didnt have to be in till the afternoon of the day after. That was good. It either left me with enough time to grovel on my knees for forgiveness from Otter, which would hopefully lead to me needing to be on my knees for other reasons, or it would give me enough time to find the nearest bridge to jump off of when he rejected me.”

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291. “Mr. Parnassus nodded. “It’s the little things. Little treasures we find without knowing their origin. And they come when we least expect them. It’s beautiful, when you think about it. He loves it dearly. That was very kind of you.”

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292. “Como he dicho antes, el mundo es un lugar raro y maravilloso, pero eso no significa que no tenga dientes. Y muerde cuando uno menos se lo espera.”

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293. “Honey, you’re pouting. That’s not dangerous. It’s adorable.”

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294. “She stopped and turned her face toward the sky. “There’s music everywhere, Mr. Baker. You just have to learn to listen for it.” He followed her gaze. Above them, trees swayed, the wind rustling through the leaves. Branches creaked. Birds called. He thought he heard the chatter of squirrels. And underneath it all, the song of the ocean, waves against the shore, the scent of salt heavy in the air.”

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295. “But I allow him to dream of such things because he’s a child, and who knows what the future will bring? Change often starts with the smallest of whispers. Like-minded people building it up to a roar.”

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296. “The Kid told me that he thought gay people were supposed to be classy, but then he looked me up and down and said that even nice stereotypes can be a detriment to society because I obviously wasn’t classy.”

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297. “But a river only moves in one direction, no matter how much we wish it weren’t so.”

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298. “But that was the funny thing about wishes. Sometimes all it took to make them come true was a first step.”

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299. “I’m not crying. My eyes are sweating.”

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300. “This story explores life and love as well as loss and grief. There are discussions of death in different forms – quiet, unexpected, and death by suicide. Please read with care.”

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