Quotes From "Ask The Passengers" By A.S. King

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It's safe to tell us stuff, okay?" This means it's not safe to tell them anything. A.S. King
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All those people who are chained here thinking that their reputations matter and this little shit matters are so freaking shortsighted. Dude, what matters is that you're happy. What matters is your future. What matters is that we get out of here in one piece. What matters is finding the truth of our own lives, not caring about what other people think is the truth of us. A.S. King
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You know that saying about how you don’t know what you have until it’s gone? I already did know what I had, and now that she’s gone, I know even more. A.S. King
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I don’t have enough gross words in my gross vocabulary to describe how gross that gross thought is. Gross. A.S. King
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Maybe if people weren't so careless, then nothing would need to be caged. A.S. King
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I can't help seeing a cage for what it is. Sure, it protects the bulb, but maybe if people weren't so careless, then nothing would need to be caged. A.S. King
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Some of you have it ingrained in you. You weren't born with it. No baby has hate for anything. We were all babies once, right? This little guy doesn't care what country you were born in or what religion you might practice or how much you weigh or who you might love. A.S. King
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She smiled at me, and I never forgot it. Or more accurately, I always remembered it. A.S. King
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Look at our culture. Look at the computer-enhanced people we compare ourselves to. Look at the expensive cars and trinkets we're all supposed to have. Look at how many people are wrapped up in that! Imagine how much money and worry we'd save ourselves if we stopped caring what kind of car we drove! and why do we care? perfection. But there is no such thing, is there? And if there is, then everyone is perfect in their own way, right? . A.S. King
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Cancer doesn’t give a shit how much you want to live. If it wants to kill you, it will. A.S. King