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title: "4 Brutal Quotes By Jennifer Donnelly"
description: "4 Brutal quotes by Jennifer Donnelly. Plus more from Jennifer Donnelly and more Brutal sayings from other authors."
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> [The world goes on, stupid and brutal, but I do not. Can't you see? I do not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/the-world-goes-on-stupid-and-brutal-but-i-do-not-can-t-you-see-i-do/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

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> [The world goes on, as stupid and brutal as tomorrow as it was today. And though I am shuddering with pain, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/the-world-goes-on-as-stupid-and-brutal-as-tomorrow-as-it-was-today/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

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> [“It goes on, this world, stupid and brutal. But I do not. I do not.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/it-goes-on-this-world-stupid-and-brutal-but-i-do-not-i-do-not/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

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> [“El mundo sigue adelante, estúpido y brutal. Pero yo no. Yo no.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/el-mundo-sigue-adelante-est-pido-y-brutal-pero-yo-no-yo-no/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/jennifer-donnelly-1585_amor_el-mundo-sigue-adelante-est-pido-y-bruta_3172118.jpg)

## Other authors on Brutal

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jane-goodall-47101.jpg) Jane Goodall 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brutal/jane-goodall/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brutal/donald-trump/)

## More by Jennifer Donnelly

> [“Yves G. Bonnard, archivero jefe, alias el Poderoso Oz, alias el Gran Inquisidor, alias el Anticristo.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/yves-g-bonnard-archivero-jefe-alias-el-poderoso-oz-alias-el-gran/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [“She wanted to scream her grief to the skies and wail like an animal, but she couldn't.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/she-wanted-to-scream-her-grief-to-the-skies-and-wail-like-an-animal/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [“ As sure as the seabirds in flight, As sure as the endless deep blue, My love is as certain as sunrise. I vow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/as-sure-as-the-seabirds-in-flight-as-sure-as-the-endless-deep-blue-my/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [Cripes Miss Wilcox, they're not guns,' I said. No, they're not Mattie, they're books. And a hundred times more dangerous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/cripes-miss-wilcox-they-re-not-guns-i-said-no-they-re-not-mattie-they/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [He loves the sparkling fountains and their cascades and says the strangest things as he watches them. they look like stars breaking. Or, They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/he-loves-the-sparkling-fountains-and-their-cascades-and-says-the/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [Men are the weak ones, luv. Didn't you know? Oh, you make a lot of noise, but its the women who are strong. Where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/men-are-the-weak-ones-luv-didn-t-you-know-oh-you-make-a-lot-of-noise/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [“It's kind of beautiful, this scary world. I still want to go out of it as soon as possible, but when I look around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/it-s-kind-of-beautiful-this-scary-world-i-still-want-to-go-out-of-it/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [“Cry your grief to God. Howl to the heavens. Tear your shirt. Your hair. Your flesh. Gouge your eyes. Carve out your heart. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/cry-your-grief-to-god-howl-to-the-heavens-tear-your-shirt-your-hair/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [“Humans are selfish creatures who can always be counted on to do the wrong thing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/humans-are-selfish-creatures-who-can-always-be-counted-on-to-do-the/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [Every heart is made of stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/every-heart-is-made-of-stories/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [DNA tells you all the secrets of life,’ he used to say. Except for one—how to live it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/dna-tells-you-all-the-secrets-of-life-he-used-to-say-except-for-one/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [Because beautiful things never last. Not roses nor snow… And not fireworks, either](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/because-beautiful-things-never-last-not-roses-nor-snow-and-not/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [There is only one thing I fear now-love. For I have seen it and I have felt it and I know that it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/there-is-only-one-thing-i-fear-now-love-for-i-have-seen-it-and-i-have/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [“I'm not snapping," I snapped.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/i-m-not-snapping-i-snapped/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

> [“And then I remember this morning and I wonder if it really happened or if I dreamed it. It was nice. And weird. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/and-then-i-remember-this-morning-and-i-wonder-if-it-really-happened/)

[Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/)

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