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> [“It’d be really easy to dismiss this as the ramblings of a morose kid who grew up to become an idol for depressed teenagers, and that’s what most adults do. Kids do dumb shit, and as adults, it’s our job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/it-d-be-really-easy-to-dismiss-this-as-the-ramblings-of-a-morose-kid/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

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## More by Johnny B. Truant

> [“Stop waiting for permission to be epic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/stop-waiting-for-permission-to-be-epic/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“Maurice laid down all of his cards, then said, Gin. Reginald looked up into Maurice's face and said, I thought we were playing poker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/maurice-laid-down-all-of-his-cards-then-said-gin-reginald-looked-up/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“In fact, it should matter to you more than it currently does. If you knew how small you are and how short a time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/in-fact-it-should-matter-to-you-more-than-it-currently-does-if-you/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“Nobody's going to give you the gift of awesome. Nobody's going to make you good, or great, or amazing, or epic. Nobody's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/nobody-s-going-to-give-you-the-gift-of-awesome-nobody-s-going-to-make/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“the Universe Works.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/the-universe-works/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“You'd think we're never going to die, the way we cower and second-guess and fret over each little action. We act like what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/you-d-think-we-re-never-going-to-die-the-way-we-cower-and-second/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“Reginald could tell by the way she jumped when anyone dropped anything that she wanted her money back for the broken promises of adulthood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/reginald-could-tell-by-the-way-she-jumped-when-anyone-dropped/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“I think it’s because as our lives become less and less genuine, we require bigger and bigger thrills to scare us, for just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/i-think-it-s-because-as-our-lives-become-less-and-less-genuine-we/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“The man in the black suit grabbed her by the throat in a”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/the-man-in-the-black-suit-grabbed-her-by-the-throat-in-a/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“In it, the currency is time. The more time you have, the longer you live. When you go broke, you don’t move into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/in-it-the-currency-is-time-the-more-time-you-have-the-longer-you-live/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“We’ll never create a utopia, because it’s impossible to define good without having bad to compare it to. There is no pleasure without pain.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/we-ll-never-create-a-utopia-because-it-s-impossible-to-define-good/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“The more we try to eliminate the negatives in life, the more we consequently eliminate the positives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/the-more-we-try-to-eliminate-the-negatives-in-life-the-more-we/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“I’m considered a health nut amongst vampires. I usually feed only on vegetarians.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/i-m-considered-a-health-nut-amongst-vampires-i-usually-feed-only-on/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“People were arrogant, unable to see things from a point of view other than their own, and hence always saw what they expected to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/people-were-arrogant-unable-to-see-things-from-a-point-of-view-other/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“If you're worried about death and about your own end, don't. It's coming whether you like it or not. You will either arrive at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/if-you-re-worried-about-death-and-about-your-own-end-don-t-it-s/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

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