Holly Goldberg Sloan famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Becuase all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Brother #Real #Imagination
What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan
I force myself to think of anything but the one thing that I'm actually always thinking about. And that is so exhausting that I sleep more than I ever have.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Sleep #Thinking #Force
I somehow make it through the first month. I dress and brush my teeth when they tell me to. And I experience the hollow feeling of complete loss, which is emptiness.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Loss #Feelings #Teeth
It has been my experience that rewarding and heartbreaking often go hand in hand.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Hands #Heartbreaking
I'll be ready. I'm not sure for what exactly. But maybe that's what being ready really means.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Mean #Not Sure #Ready
From my observation, the older you get, the more you like the word cozy. That's why most of the elderly wear pants with elastic waistbands. If they wear pants at all. This may explain why grandparents are in love with buying grand kids pajamas and bathrobes.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Kids #Elderly #Grandparent
I'm putting my place in the universe into perspective. I'm stardust. I'm golden brown. I'm just one small bit in a vast expanse.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Perspective #Golden #Stardust
Endings are always the beginnings of something else
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan
All reality is a blender where hopes and dreams are mixed with fear and despair.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Dream #Reality #Despair
I don't want to know how you did it. I want to believe you are magic.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Believe #Magic #Want
The ability to keep your mouth shut is usually a sign of intelligence
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Mouths #Ability
When you care about other people, it takes the spotlight off your own drama.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Drama #People #Care
A second can feel like forever if what follows is heartbreak.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Forever #Feels
And just being there is ninety-nine percent of what matters when your world falls apart
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Fall #What Matters #Nine
For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Because after extreme loss, you want to go back.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Moving #Loss #Grieving
Dysphagia is the medical term for not being able to swallow, and I know that there are two kinds of dysphagia: oropharyngeal and esophageal. But maybe there is also a third kind of dysphagia that comes when your heart breaks into pieces. I can't swallow because I have that kind.
-- Holly Goldberg Sloan

#Heart #Two #Pieces

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