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> [“When you are an English major, they tell you that you can do anything, but what they really mean is that you could just as easily end up doing nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/when-you-are-an-english-major-they-tell-you-that-you-can-do-anything/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

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## More by Nora McInerny Purmort

> [“Grief is lonely, no matter how many other people feel it. They are different, each one, because we’ve lost different people, different versions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/grief-is-lonely-no-matter-how-many-other-people-feel-it-they-are/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“The world will keep spinning, and your life will get a little bit better every time you give up on the shit that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/the-world-will-keep-spinning-and-your-life-will-get-a-little-bit/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“It is rare and magical when you and your world can accept and love the same version of you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/it-is-rare-and-magical-when-you-and-your-world-can-accept-and-love/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“I was sure, all the time, that I was doing it wrong. I spent a lot of time looking up from my life and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/i-was-sure-all-the-time-that-i-was-doing-it-wrong-i-spent-a-lot-of/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“You check your phone in the middle of the workday. Your person has sent you a text. He wants to know how your day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/you-check-your-phone-in-the-middle-of-the-workday-your-person-has/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“When you are an English major, they tell you that you can do anything, but what they really mean is that you could just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/when-you-are-an-english-major-they-tell-you-that-you-can-do-anything/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“I am, I think, finally learning what a prayer is. It is just a thank-you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/i-am-i-think-finally-learning-what-a-prayer-is-it-is-just-a-thank-you/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“Not everyone does what they’re supposed to do, or does what you want them to do. And sure, it can hurt your feelings, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/not-everyone-does-what-they-re-supposed-to-do-or-does-what-you-want/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“I can take the message to Garcia. It doesn’t matter how or why. When something needs to be done, I can goddamn do it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/i-can-take-the-message-to-garcia-it-doesn-t-matter-how-or-why-when/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“Be kind,” we post on Facebook, “for everyone you meet is facing a hard battle.” We attribute that quote to everyone from Aristotle to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/be-kind-we-post-on-facebook-for-everyone-you-meet-is-facing-a-hard/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“You’re thankful for the kind things people say, you forgive the dumb things, but you’re crushed by the silence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/you-re-thankful-for-the-kind-things-people-say-you-forgive-the-dumb/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“I am done trying to reason with it. For now, at least. There is no reason. There is nothing to understand. There is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/i-am-done-trying-to-reason-with-it-for-now-at-least-there-is-no/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“You may be the person who says the wrong thing, but that’s better than being the one who says nothing at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/you-may-be-the-person-who-says-the-wrong-thing-but-that-s-better-than/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“We learn as we get older to appreciate the people we love for who they are, and for how they love us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/we-learn-as-we-get-older-to-appreciate-the-people-we-love-for-who/)

[Nora McInerny Purmort](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-mcinerny-purmort/)

> [“Bryce had the same reasons for not being there that everyone who wasn’t there had: they didn’t want to ruin their memories of him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-mcinerny-purmort/bryce-had-the-same-reasons-for-not-being-there-that-everyone-who-wasn/)

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