Top 500 T.J. Klune Quotes (2026 Update)
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401. “The world is a weird and wonderful place. Why must we try and explain it all away?”

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402. “All that sunlight. I’m used to only rain.”

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403. “Because as much as cats can tell about people, you can always judge a person by how they treat animals. If there is cruelty, then that person should be avoided at all costs. If there is kindness, I like to think it’s the mark of a good soul.”

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404. “It’s time, I think. To let the past rest. Take something filled with anger and sadness and make it better.”

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405. “It comes from the earth,” Hugo said quietly. “Energy. Life. Death. All of it. We rise and we fall and then we rise once more. We’re all on different paths, but death doesn’t discriminate. It comes for everyone. It’s what you do with it that sets you apart.”

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406. “Honesty was a weapon. It could be used to stab and tear and spill blood upon the earth.”

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

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408. “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.”

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

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410. “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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411. “He thought it preposterous: the idea of fire and brimstone, that sinners went to Hell while everyone else went to Heaven. Sins seemed to be subjective.”

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

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413. “I don’t know how to be anyone but who I already am. This is how I’ve always been. It’s not much, but I do the best I can with what I have.”

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414. “Here was a shot of an island in a cerulean sea, the trees so thick, he couldn’t see the ground.”

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415. “From the moment your born, you’re dying.”

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416. “Smile and maybe tomorrow,” Arthur whispered in his ear. “You’ll see the sun come shining through for you.”

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417. “The only time he’d actually seen Extremely Upper Management was during the holidays when the luncheon occurred, and Extremely Upper Management stood in a row at the front of the room, dishing out dried-up ham and lumpy potatoes from foil trays, grinning at each of their underlings, telling them they’d earned this fine meal for all their hard work.”

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418. “She doesn’t like you,” Talia said. “Don’t feel too bad about it, though. She doesn’t like most people. It isn’t personal, I don’t think. She would just rather you weren’t here. Or alive.”

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

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420. “Death isn’t a final ending, Wallace. It is an ending, sure, but only to prepare you for a new beginning.”

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421. “Why did you leave in the first place?” Linus hung his head. “Sometimes, you don’t know what you have until it’s no longer there. And I needed to be your voice. So those far away would hear you for all that you are.”

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422. “Pre-Algebra it was called. That scared me, because it was already hard when it was a “pre”. What would happen when it was just Algebra without the “pre?”

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

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424. “Because a designation is a gift,” Rambo said. “It’s an identity. It sets us apart from others like us. It’s unique. In all of existence, there has never been someone named Rambo before me. But even if there were, I’m the best one.”

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425. “He said, “It’s you. I would always choose you. I don’t care if it’s a biological imperative. I don’t care if it’s some destiny. I don’t care if you were made specifically for me. It doesn’t matter. Because I would choose you regardless.”

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426. “The world could be beautiful – and it showed on the walls of the tea shop with the pyramids and castles and waterfalls that seemed to drop from the greatest heights – but it was also brutal and dark.”

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427. “If it were with a girl, I’d be telling you the same thing. Wrap it, Nicky. Always wrap it before you stick it anywhere”. He tilted his head and squinted at his only son. “Or if it’s stuck in you. It don’t matter to me one way or another. What’s that called? Bottoming? I don’t care if you’re a bottom or the other one. Use protection.”

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428. “Why?” she asked as she trembled. “Why do you care so much?” “Because I don’t know how else to be.”

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429. “There’s a surface to you that’s hard but cracked. Dig a little deeper, and there is all this life teeming wildly. It’s a conundrum.”

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430. “We’re all on different paths, but death doesn’t discriminate. It comes for everyone.”

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431. “You’re out of your mind.” “I prefer to think of myself as eccentric.” His.”

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432. “Every moment we live is another moment we’re already dying.”

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433. “Bravery is a virtue,” Arthur said. “In the face of adversity, it separates the strong from the weak.” “Or the stupid from the smart,” Talia muttered, squeezing Linus’s hand. “Boys are dumb.”

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434. “Sometimes, people can be sad or scared for reasons even they can’t explain.”

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435. “Calliope, a thing of evil, sat on the edge of his bed, black tail twitching as she watched him with bright green eyes. She started purring. In most cats, it would be a soothing sound. In Calliope, it indicated devious plotting involving nefarious deeds.”

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436. “If we can’t laugh at ourselves, we’re doing it wrong.”

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437. “Sometimes, things get chipped and broken, but there’s still good in them.” “Adds character, I think,” Linus said. “And allows for a reminder of a memory.”

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438. “There are times when all I can think about is marking you so everyone knows who you belong to. To carve my name into your skin so you never forget me. To hide my family away so no one can ever hurt them. I have to protect what’s mine. Richard tried to take that away from me, and I think it made it worse. I don’t think he knew that he was making it worse.”

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439. “Victor is extremely intelligent,” Nurse Ratched said. “He can fix almost anything. And he decided to fix you, so you should be thankful to your father. Your dad. Your daddy. Error. Error. Do not call people ‘daddy.’ That is unprofessional.”

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

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441. “But the funny thing about hate is the razor-thin line that separates it from something else entirely.”

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442. “Mr. Parnassus arched an eyebrow. “The world is a weird and wonderful place. Why must we try and explain it all away? For our personal satisfaction?”

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443. “Everyone loses their way at some point, and it’s not just because of their mistakes or the decisions they make. It’s because they’re horribly, wonderfully human. And the one thing I’ve learned about being human is that we can’t do this alone. When we’re lost, we need help to try to find our way again.”

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444. “Sounds like quite the existential crisis. Perhaps consider having it elsewhere.”

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445. “For the most part, he’d accepted that some people were born to be Extraordinaries, and some people were born to be medicated so they didn’t spin out of control. Fair? Not really, but Nick was learning that his brain could do things that others couldn’t. In a way, he had his own superpower, even if it was called a disorder.”

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

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447. “I have other things to think about. Like tomorrow. Why is it that I must always worry about tomorrows?”

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448. “Oh sure, the idea of creating something new is always scary, but the act itself is cathartic. Liberating.”

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449. “That’s at least a part of my happiness, I think. Knowing I’d be found.”

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450. “We don’t interfere with death. We can’t.” “Why not?” “Because it’s always there. No matter what you do, no matter what kind of life you live, good or bad or somewhere in between, it’s always going to be waiting for you. From the moment you’re born, you’re dying.”

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