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Quotes from They Both Die at the End — Adam Silvera

born 1990 Puerto Rico

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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

Twelve hours ago I received the phone call telling me I'm going to die today, and I'm more alive than I've ever been.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that's all.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

It's possible Mateo not being a daredevil will keep us alive longer, but I'm not banking on it being a memorable End Day.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

Thank you for everything, Dad.
I'll be brave, and I'll be okay.
I love you from here to there.
Mateo

They Both Die at the End (2017)

If you're close enough to a Decker when they die, you won't be able to put words to anything for the longest time. But few regret spending every possible minute with them while they were still alive.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

Mateo is dead. That was no way for him to go out. Mateo should've gone out saving someone, because he was such a selfless person. No, even if he didn't die a hero's death, he died a hero. Mateo Torrez definitely saved me.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

I throw on my headphones and watch the video of Mateo singing to me. I see Althea Park in the distance, my place of great change. I return my attention to the video, his voice blasting in my ears. I cross the street without an arm to hold me back.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.

They Both Die at the End (2017)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Adam Silvera (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.