Sometimes we have to be judged by our one-offs.
Nick HornbyThere isn't so much to be afraid of, out there. I can remember thinking it was funny to find that out, on the last night of my life; I'd spent the rest of it being afraid of everything.
Nick HornbyStichwörter: fear life living suicide life-and-living living-life living-life-to-the-fullest
The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.
Nick HornbyI didn't say anything. But I could have pointed out that most life-changing says happen without your expecting them. I have spent what seems like half my life expecting the worst. And it never happens. But on the day it does, it will knock me flat on my back anyway.
Nick HornbyStichwörter: lynn not-a-star
...So please, be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever. We do not lack imagination, nor have we had sad and barren lives; it is just that real life is paler, duller, and contains less potential for unexpected delirium.
Nick HornbySometimes you can see car crashes from a long way off, if the road is straight and both vehicles are heading towards each other in the same lane.
Nick HornbyWill wrestled with his conscience, grappled it to the ground and sat on it until he couldn't hear a squeak out of it.
Nick HornbyStichwörter: life people conscience
Kids must spend half their lives throwing things at the ducks in Regent's Park. How come he managed to pick a duck that pathetic?
Nick HornbyThat was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself.
Nick HornbyStichwörter: life growing-up people mothers irony
[H]ow was I supposed to get excited about the oppression of females if they couldn't be trusted to stay upright during the final minutes of a desperately close promotion campaign?
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