Top 500 T.J. Klune Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “Also, we would accept donations in our name to Planned Parenthood, because the male Republicans who wish to dismantle it should have their testicles hooked up to a car battery. Maybe then they would understand what it feels like to be a woman in America.”

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

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303. “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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304. “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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305. “The things we fear the most are often the things we should fear the least. It’s irrational, but it’s what makes us human.”

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306. “I had to remind myself it was illegal to murder dragons.”

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307. “I popped my bubble... It kept me safe, but it also kept me from living.”

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308. “These children are faced with nothing but preconceived notions about who they are. And they grow up to be adults who know only the same. You said it yourself: Lucy wasn’t who you expected him to be, which means you already had decided in your head what he was. How can we fight prejudice if we do nothing to change it? If we allow it to fester, what’s the point?”

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309. “I am parched parchment. I have lines. I have holes. Get me wet, and I melt. Light me on fire, and I burn. Take me in hardened hands, and I crumple. I tear. I am but paper. Brittle and thin.”

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310. “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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311. “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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312. “But he felt lighter somehow. Like he wasn’t paint blending into the wall. He felt real. He felt present. Almost like he could be seen.”

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313. “How can we fight prejudice if we do nothing to change it? If we allow it to fester, what’s the point?”

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314. “I wasn’t smiling,” he said. “I was doing lip stretches.”

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315. “He’d accepted long ago that some people, no matter how good their heart was or how much love they had to give, would always be alone.”

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316. “I winked at myself in the mirror and then realized that’s what douchebags did, so I vowed to never do it again. I.”

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317. “Everything deserves a chance.”

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318. “Stick with something basic that is guaranteed to kill any and all arousal like Fox News.”

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319. “Sometimes, it’s the smallest things that can change everything when you least expect it.”

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320. “Monsters are real. Magic is real. The world is a dark and frightening place and it’s all real.”

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321. “Mr. Baker,” Lucy said sweetly. “Can I get you something to drink? Juice, perhaps? Tea?” He leaned forward and dropped his voice. “The blood of a baby born in a cemetery under a full moon?”

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322. “But sometimes things happen that we don’t expect. Like finding a boy with magic in his skin who is everything.”

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323. “It was about then that I realized I was an extraordinarily complex person, because my logic typically made no sense.”

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324. “Home is where you feel like yourself,” Ms. Chapelwhite said, and Linus could only agree. “It’s the same for us, isn’t it, children? Home is where we get to be who we are.”

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325. “The sunlight filtered through the trees, melting the thin layer of frost on the ground. He gripped the railing as the light stretched toward him. It touched his hands first. And then his wrists, and arms, and finally his face. It warmed him. It calmed him. He hoped wherever he was going that there’d still be the sun and the moon and the stars. He’d spent a majority of his life with his head turned down. It seemed only fair that eternity would allow him to raise his face toward the sky.”

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326. “Love is an amazing thing. It can move armies. It can destroy people. It can cause even the mightiest of us to fall to our knees in supplication. It’s terrifying and wonderful, and if you let it, it can be the greatest thing in the world.”

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327. “I’m just one person. I’m just me.” “I know. And what a lovely person you are.”

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

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329. “Of candy canes and pine cones, and epic and awesome.”

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330. “Because all beings deserve a chance to find out what life could be when they don’t have to serve others.”

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331. “Why can’t life work whatever way we want it to? What’s the point of living if you only do it how others want you to?”

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332. “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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333. “Life is senseless, and on the off chance we find something that does make sense, we hold onto it as tightly as we can.”

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334. “Boys can be anything girls can. And girls can be anything boys can. My mom says that sometimes; boys can even be girls.”

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

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336. “His thoughts were all cerulean.”

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337. “It’s not always about what we can or can’t have, but the work we put into it.”

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338. “A veces es mejor no expresar los deseos en voz alta, porque luego no se hacen realidad.”

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339. “I needed to see him. To make sure he was okay. To tell him how sorry I was. That I never wanted to leave him. That I never wanted to be anywhere but by his side. All I ever wanted was to keep him safe. Ever since that first day on the road, when he spoke and moved like a little tornado, all I ever wanted was to make sure nothing ever happened to Joe Bennett. He was coming for me. I.”

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340. “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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341. “Change comes when people want it enough, Mr. Baker. And I do. I promise you that. It may take some time, but you’ll see. Today has been a swift kick in the seat of my trousers.”

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342. “I think he is a MILF. Machine I’d Like to Fornicate.”

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343. “You don’t want to end up missing the forest for the trees.”

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344. “No. It’s not. Life rarely is. But we deal with it the best we can. And we allow ourselves to hope for the best. Because a life without hope isn’t a life lived at all.”

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345. “I learned a very harsh lesson then: Sometimes wishes should never be spoken aloud as they won’t come true.”

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346. “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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347. “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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348. “You’ve given me more than I could ever ask for. Hugo, can”t you see? I am who I am because you showed me the way. You refused to give up on me. Which is how I know you’ll help all those who come after me and need you as much as I did.”

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349. “A shattered heart can be heavier than a broken limb.”

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350. “The things we fear the most are often the things we should fear the least. It’s irrational, but it’s what makes us human. And if we’re able to conquer those fears, then there is nothing we’re not capable of.”

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