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> [“You can ask why all day long if you want to. You can ask God why and your friends why and yourself why until you're buried in nothing but that single question, but you'll never get an answer. This side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/you-can-ask-why-all-day-long-if-you-want-to-you-can-ask-god-why-and/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

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> [“You can ask why all day long if you want to. You can ask God why and your friends why and yourself why until you're buried in nothing but that single question, but you'll never get an answer. This side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/you-can-ask-why-all-day-long-if-you-want-to-you-can-ask-god-why-and-2/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

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## More by Amy Matayo

> [“God is the one who puts dreams inside you. So you'd better chase them fast, before He decides to let them chase you instead…Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/god-is-the-one-who-puts-dreams-inside-you-so-you-d-better-chase-them/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“If only. Isn’t that what we all ask ourselves at one time or another? If I had to guess, the question of if only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/if-only-isn-t-that-what-we-all-ask-ourselves-at-one-time-or-another/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“There comes a point in everyone's life when the only thing you can manage to do is sit. To sit and stare. To sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/there-comes-a-point-in-everyone-s-life-when-the-only-thing-you-can/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“I blink at the skyline visible through the window, knowing the only thing waiting out there for me is a funeral home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/i-blink-at-the-skyline-visible-through-the-window-knowing-the-only/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“You can ask why all day long if you want to. You can ask God why and your friends why and yourself why until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/you-can-ask-why-all-day-long-if-you-want-to-you-can-ask-god-why-and/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“You might not be able to run a paintbrush over unpleasant memories, but you can certainly cover them with a black cloth and pretend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/you-might-not-be-able-to-run-a-paintbrush-over-unpleasant-memories/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“Last words. They can kill you with their lack of meaning, slay you with the absence of thoughtfulness, shackle you to a career of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/last-words-they-can-kill-you-with-their-lack-of-meaning-slay-you-with/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“. . . because she knows the secret: that humans need contact to thrive, that a broken heart is only one crack away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/because-she-knows-the-secret-that-humans-need-contact-to-thrive-that/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“I'm more excited than I'll admit when my hand closes around the paperback. It's like I've been handed a secret, a piece of her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/i-m-more-excited-than-i-ll-admit-when-my-hand-closes-around-the/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“There comes a time in life when you have two choices: either take a step back and let go a bit, or move forward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/there-comes-a-time-in-life-when-you-have-two-choices-either-take-a/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“No matter how hard life gets, there's always goodness right around the corner. All you have to do is look for it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/no-matter-how-hard-life-gets-there-s-always-goodness-right-around-the/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“Say what you will about seeing the bright side in every situation, but sometimes there is no bright side. Sometimes the only thing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/say-what-you-will-about-seeing-the-bright-side-in-every-situation-but/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“You'll never be ready. Some things you just have to deal with head on and see what happens. You can't save anything if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/you-ll-never-be-ready-some-things-you-just-have-to-deal-with-head-on/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“Don't let the whys have it. Don't let them take advantage of you. They'll crush your heart and steal your peace and mess with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/don-t-let-the-whys-have-it-don-t-let-them-take-advantage-of-you-they/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

> [“Some people have the Midas touch, other’s dip their fingers in sticky, permanent black ink, Smudged. Unlucky.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-matayo/some-people-have-the-midas-touch-other-s-dip-their-fingers-in-sticky/)

[Amy Matayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-matayo/)

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