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A Complicated Kindness
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"A Complicated Kindness" Quotes

A teenager navigates through the complexities of family, faith, and small-town life in a Mennonite community.

Quotes

It's never too late for the last minute.

Miriam Toews

procrastinationtime

I don't know what my problem is, but I'm sure it can be blamed on my parents.

Miriam Toews

familyself-reflection

I don't care to win. I want to love.

Miriam Toews

lovecompetition

If I have any real belief, it's that I'm better at being happy than at being miserable.

Miriam Toews

happinessself-awareness

I'm not sure how to hold this happiness. I'm afraid it will break and I'll be alone again.

Miriam Toews

fearloneliness

I'm not sure I can keep living in a town where people are so busy trying to unearth their own garbage.

Miriam Toews

small town lifegossip

The sadness that comes from deep thinking and the sadness that comes from deep sadness are two different things.

Miriam Toews

sadnessintrospection

Sometimes I think it's possible to live a life that's not a lie but to still withhold the truth.

Miriam Toews

truthhonesty

I don't know if I'll ever be able to leave here and be normal. I'm not sure I want to be normal.

Miriam Toews

identitybelonging

I'm not sure if God is real but I think the devil is.

Miriam Toews

faithbelief