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Us Against You
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"Us Against You" Quotes

"Us Against You" by Fredrik Backman explores the deepening rivalry and unexpected bonds between two small towns as they face personal and communal challenges.

Quotes

Hate can be a deeply stimulating emotion. The world becomes much easier to understand and much less terrifying if you divide everything and everyone into friends and enemies, we and they, good and evil.

Fredrik Backman

hatedivision

People always have a choice. All of us. Always.

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choiceresponsibility

The truth is that it’s not the world that’s cruel. It’s the people in it.

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cruelty

But that’s the thing about people. We don’t always have the capacity to choose the form our personal victories will take. But we always have the choice of whether or not to accept them.

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choicevictory

Because it’s not the good memories that hurt. But the bad ones.

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memoriespain

We’re all gladiators. Life is a fight and we’re all gladiators. We’re all fighting for something.

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lifestruggle

The people who push you to be better than you are, who make you feel everything. They matter.

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relationshipssupport

Some people always burn. They’re always on fire. You can see it in their eyes.

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passionintensity

Sometimes life is a sneaky son of a bitch.

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lifeunexpected

You don’t need to be a lion to be a leader.

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leadership