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> [“But I do think that when we choose the easy path, where people or society reward us for being what they want us to be, against who we really are, a kind of death occurs. To the soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/but-i-do-think-that-when-we-choose-the-easy-path-where-people-or/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

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## More by Bill Konigsberg

> [“I shivered. Careful, I told myself. You don't want to set yourself up for a fall. Be happy. Just not too happy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/i-shivered-careful-i-told-myself-you-don-t-want-to-set-yourself-up/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in and then suddenly they’re not in it anymore. It doesn’t matter whose fault…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/it-s-hard-when-you-open-your-heart-and-let-someone-in-and-then/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where no one thought being gay was even something to ride someone about?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/wouldn-t-it-be-nice-if-we-lived-in-a-world-where-no-one-thought-being/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [The world needs people who are more comfortable standing still. We keep the earth on it axis when everybody else is bouncing around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/the-world-needs-people-who-are-more-comfortable-standing-still-we/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“To agape,” we all echoed, raising our wineglasses and drinking to higher love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/to-agape-we-all-echoed-raising-our-wineglasses-and-drinking-to-higher/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“Then Albie reached into his pocket and pulled out one shiny Jonathan apple. “Hungry?” he asked us. “How’d you do that?” I asked, wondering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/then-albie-reached-into-his-pocket-and-pulled-out-one-shiny-jonathan/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“I think some people are bi, definitely.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/i-think-some-people-are-bi-definitely/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“When trust is violated, it's like you're left with an empty piggy bank. Building trust again, she said, is like putting big, fat nickels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/when-trust-is-violated-it-s-like-you-re-left-with-an-empty-piggy-bank/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“I had the strong sensation that I'd underestimated my parents and their devotion to me. Of course they'd be on my side, whether they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/i-had-the-strong-sensation-that-i-d-underestimated-my-parents-and/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“Why can’t I just be bad?” I asked, figuring my mom would have no idea what I was talking about. “Well, that’s easy, sweetie.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/why-can-t-i-just-be-bad-i-asked-figuring-my-mom-would-have-no-idea/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“We hugged, and my dad cried a little. I don't have a macho-type dad, who hunts and fishes and collects guns. He's sensitive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/we-hugged-and-my-dad-cried-a-little-i-don-t-have-a-macho-type-dad-who/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“A thought came to me. What do I think about the date with Rafe? Here I am thinking about what everyone else would think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/a-thought-came-to-me-what-do-i-think-about-the-date-with-rafe-here-i/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“was an amazing guy, really. Totally himself. Totally unapologetic about having all these different sides of his personality that didn’t quite mesh. He didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/was-an-amazing-guy-really-totally-himself-totally-unapologetic-about/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [I don't think about relatability (when writing), I think about the heart of the character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/i-don-t-think-about-relatability-when-writing-i-think-about-the-heart/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

> [“And during, I realized that the labels didn’t matter, because when two people feel that sort of pull toward each other, it just works,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-konigsberg/and-during-i-realized-that-the-labels-didn-t-matter-because-when-two/)

[Bill Konigsberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-konigsberg/)

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