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"American Rust" Quotes

"American Rust" is a novel about the struggles and complexities of life in a declining steel town in Pennsylvania, focusing on two young men whose lives are irrevocably altered by a violent incident.

fiction | 384 pages | Published in 2009

Quotes

You can't change the past, but you can always do better in the future.

Philipp Meyer

redemptionfuture

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to keep going.

Philipp Meyer

perseverancestruggle

Life is a series of choices, each one leading to a different path.

Philipp Meyer

choiceslife

Hope is what keeps us alive, even when everything else is gone.

Philipp Meyer

hoperesilience

The past is a shadow that follows you wherever you go.

Philipp Meyer

pastmemory

Love is complicated, but it’s worth fighting for.

Philipp Meyer

loverelationships

Strength isn’t about how much you can handle before you break; it’s about how much you can handle after you’ve broken.

Philipp Meyer

strengthrecovery

The truth is often more painful than a lie.

Philipp Meyer

truthpain

Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about.

Philipp Meyer

empathystruggle

Every ending is just a new beginning.

Philipp Meyer

endingsbeginnings