Charles Yu Quotes

You want to tell a story? Grow a heart. Grow two. Now, with the second heart, smash the first one into bits.

I don't know how, or whether it is even possible to predict what the world will look like the next day. I simply have to close my eyes, and wait until tomorrow in order to find out.

I was headed for an entire life spent alone, pitying myself for not being more, ignoring all those people who actually ask me to be more, because they see it in me.

I hate everything about her except for the fact that I love everything about her.

All he ever knew of her was who he saw every day. All I am is who I am every day. All anyone is to anyone is a series of days.

This is what you have to ask yourself: Do you want to be good, or just seem good? Do you want to be good to yourself and others? Do you care about other people, always, sometimes, never? Or only when convenient? What kind of person do you want to be?

It's like all technology: either not powerful enough or too powerful. It will never do exactly what you want it to do.