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A Long Way Down
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"A Long Way Down" Quotes

Four strangers meet on a rooftop on New Year's Eve with the intention of jumping, but end up forming an unlikely support group instead.

Quotes

I suppose some people might be put off by the idea of four blokes talking about themselves, but anyone with sense would know that it's the best part of the book.

Nick Hornby

self-reflection

The world is a problem, I said, and we're all trying to figure out what to do with it.

Nick Hornby

lifestruggle

I'm not sure I want to go on living. And you know, I don't really care about the reasons.

Nick Hornby

despair

I just want to be taken seriously, you know?

Nick Hornby

identity

I mean, it's not a question of being afraid of dying. I just want to be doing something that I care about when I go. And I just don't think that's the case, you know?

Nick Hornby

purposemeaning

So, it's like, I want to hang around to see what happens, but I don't want to be there when it actually does happen.

Nick Hornby

uncertainty

I don't know what I'm doing, and I don't know what to do about that.

Nick Hornby

confusion

I'm not sure I want to know how people really see me.

Nick Hornby

self-awareness

No one will be convinced by anything I say. No one will change their minds. What's the point?

Nick Hornby

despairfutility

I mean, I've got to do something, haven't I? It's not like I can just sit around and wait for things to happen.

Nick Hornby

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