Top 500 T.J. Klune Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “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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352. “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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353. “We’re here now because we chose each other. In the end, it’s always been about choice.”

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354. “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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355. “Death isn’t a final ending, Wallace. It is an ending, sure, but only to prepare you for a new beginning.” He was stunned when he felt a tear trickle down onto his cheek. He brushed it away, not able to look at Mei as he did so. “You’re awfully strange.” He heard the smile in her voice. “Thank you. That might be the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me. You’re awfully strange too, Wallace Price.”

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356. “El sentimiento de culpa es una herramienta poderosa.”

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357. “You are finite. Your time is already slipping through your fingers. It creates an urgency within you. To do all that you can. To make things right. I wonder what that must feel like, to have a sense of true motivation.”

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358. “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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359. “Death has a beauty to it. We don’t see it because we don’t want to. And that makes sense. Why would we want to focus on something that takes us away from everything we know? How do we even begin to understand that there’s more than what we see?”

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

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361. “Overhauling decades of preconceptions would take time.”

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362. “He softened, and it felt green. “I’ll be your hands.” “And I’ll be your sanity.” He leaned forward then. He kissed me. In our room, as cool winter sunlight filtered in through the window. It was sweet and warm, and I’d never wanted anything more.”

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363. “That quiet, beautiful smile that felt like seeing the ocean for the first time.”

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364. “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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365. “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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366. “Humanity is so weird. If we’re not laughing, we’re crying or running for our lives because monsters are trying to eat us. And they don’t even have to be real monsters. They could be the ones we make up in our heads. Don’t you think that’s weird?” “I suppose. But I’d rather be that way than the alternative.” “Which is?” “Not feeling anything at all.”

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367. “His mind had come to the decision that it was experiencing technical difficulties and was broadcasting nothing but fuzzy snow.”

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368. “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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369. “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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370. “Tienen miedo de aquello que no entienden. Y ese miedo se convierte en odio por razones que estoy segura de que ni ellos mismos aciertan a comprender.”

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371. “It’s not fair,” Linus said, staring off into nothing. “The way some people can be. But as long as you remember to be just and kind like I know you are, what those people think won’t matter in the long run. Hate is loud, but I think you’ll learn it’s because it’s only a few people shouting, desperate to be heard. You might not ever be able to change their minds, but so long as you remember you’re not alone, you will overcome.”

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

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374. “There must be no greater feeling in the world than to know that this isn’t forever.”

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375. “Sometimes, when your heart gets so full, it takes away your voice and all you can do is hold on for dear life.”

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376. “I don’t need an accountant,” he told Calliope as she wound between his legs. “I have other things to think about. Like tomorrow. Why is it that I must always worry about tomorrows?”

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377. “The little girl. She wasn’t scared of me. She was nice. She didn’t care what I looked like. That means she can make up her own mind. Maybe that woman will tell her I’m bad. And maybe she’ll believe it. Or maybe she won’t believe it at all. Arthur told me that in order to change the minds of many, you have to first start with the minds of few. She’s just one person. But so is the lady.”

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378. “Please do not hold your applause. I need validation.”

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379. “Children are remarkably resilient when they need to be.” She frowned. “They shouldn’t have to be.”

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380. “Everyone is a little bit sad all the time.”

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381. “Hope. Because even though you never asked for it, you are hope, a dream of a forgotten world. Carry that in your soul. Carry that, and may the burden never cause you to stumble.”

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382. “Because even the bravest of us can still be afraid sometimes, so long as we don’t let our fear become all we know.”

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383. “Exactly. To err is to be human, irrational or not. And while some mistakes are bigger than others, if we learn from them, we become better people. Even if we have spiders in our brains.”

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384. “Even if you don’t believe it, I’ll believe it enough for both of us.”

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385. “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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386. “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.”

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387. “I try to be the best ferryman I can be because I know people are counting on me. I think that’s all anyone can ask for. I’ve learned from my mistakes, even as I continue to make new ones.”

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388. “Sometimes, you don’t know what you have until it’s no longer there.”

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389. “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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390. “But Linus Baker was a soft man with a heart longing for home.”

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391. “It’s good to talk about how you’re feeling, but it’s even better to fight for the things you believe in.”

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392. “Just because we don’t tell you everything doesn’t mean we don’t know we can come to you on our terms, when we’re ready.”

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393. “But it’s also – we had a strange family growing up. Things weren’t always easy. For us. For others. Mistakes were made. Bad things happened. But we survived. We made it through everything. And there came a point where I wanted to be able to pass on all we learned. To let Bear see that he deserved more. To maybe have a chance to be happier than we’d ever been.”

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394. “I like being round,” Talia announced. “It means there’s more of me to love.”

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395. “Linus sighed. “I’m not trying to argue with you on this.” Arthur nodded. “Of course not. Because if we were arguing, it would mean that we were both so set in our ways, we weren’t amenable to seeing it from another side. And I know I’m not that stubborn.”

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396. “Sometimes wishes should never be spoken aloud as they won’t come true.”

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397. “Dream logic. Wistfulness. Empathy. These describe you. That is unfortunate. It would be better if you were a machine. Silly human emotions.”

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398. “They disappeared into white sand. And beyond the white was cerulean.”

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399. “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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400. “FOR HUMANITY: You kinda suck, but you invented books and music, so the universe will probably keep you around for a little bit longer. You got lucky. This time.”

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