"Just Listen" Quotes
A girl learns to confront her inner demons and heal from past trauma through the power of listening and empathy.
young adult | 371 pages | Published in 2006
Quotes
Music is a total constant. That's why we have such a strong visceral connection to it, you know? Because a song can take you back instantly to a moment, or a place, or even a person. No matter what else has changed in you or the world, that one song stays the same, just like that moment.
Don't think or judge, just listen.
It was like when you're a kid and you have such a strong connection to a place: you can always find your way back, no matter how long it's been.
Silence is a balance to noise, the way darkness is a balance to light.
Sometimes people think they know you. They know a few facts about you, and they piece you together in a way that makes sense to them. And if you don't know yourself very well, you might even believe that they are right. But the truth is, that isn't you. That isn't you at all.
Sometimes you think you know things, know things very deeply, only to realize you don't know a damn thing.
You can't always get the perfect moment. Sometimes, you just have to do the best you can under the circumstances.
The whole point of the week is the weekend.
Just remember, sometimes the way you think about a person isn't the way they actually are.
The best songs are the ones that make you feel something.
