Top 500 T.J. Klune Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “Sometimes, the people we want to protect the most might not understand why we do the things we do. But that doesn’t mean they love us any less. Only you can decide where your faith lies.”

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352. “I’d hate to know everything. There’d be no mystery left. What would be the point?”

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353. “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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354. “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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355. “Sometimes, you don’t know what you have until it’s no longer there.”

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

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358. “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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359. “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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360. “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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361. “Pero lo gracioso de los deseos era que, en ocasiones, para hacerlos realidad, bastaba con dar un primer paso.”

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

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

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365. “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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366. “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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367. “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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368. “Everyone is a little bit sad all the time.”

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369. “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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370. “Overhauling decades of preconceptions would take time.”

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371. “Funny how that works out, isn’t it? That we can find the most unexpected things when we aren’t even looking for them.”

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372. “I thought it was love. I can see now it wasn’t.”

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373. “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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374. “Love is such a weapon in the face of darkness, if you only know how to wield it.”

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375. “He’d learned early on in life that if he didn’t speak, people often forgot he was there or even existed. His mother had told him once when he was a child that he blended in with the paint on the wall, only memorable when one was reminded it was there at all.”

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

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

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378. “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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379. “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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380. “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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381. “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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382. “Honesty was a weapon. It could be used to stab and tear and spill blood upon the earth.”

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383. “Death is wonderful to music. It makes the singers sound like ghosts.”

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384. “We’re a lighthouse, Nick. A beacon to help them find their way home.”

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

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386. “That we can find the most unexpected things when we aren’t even looking for them.”

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387. “You fear what you don’t understand. You see us as chaos to the ordered world you know.”

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388. “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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389. “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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390. “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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391. “That quiet, beautiful smile that felt like seeing the ocean for the first time.”

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392. “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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393. “Are we going to crash and sink in the ocean and maybe die?” Chauncey asked. “That would be neat.”

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394. “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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395. “Sometimes we hope for things to be a certain way, even though we know most likely it will never be. I think it’s better to temper expectations toward something realistic rather than something fantastical. It makes things easier when people let you down.”

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

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398. “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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399. “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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400. “The world is a weird and wonderful place. Why must we try and explain it all away?”

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