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> [I wanted the world to sit back, listen up, and let me explain to it that when someone is sad and hopeless, the last thing they need to feel is that they are the only ones in the world with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/i-wanted-the-world-to-sit-back-listen-up-and-let-me-explain-to-it/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

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## More by John Corey Whaley

> [“But in the parent department, he had won the lottery. So, he'd always known that when he finally told them, they'd make him feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/but-in-the-parent-department-he-had-won-the-lottery-so-he-d-always/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [I often found myself in situations where I had, without thinking, said too much to too many with too little caution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/i-often-found-myself-in-situations-where-i-had-without-thinking-said/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“You're like Lady MacBeth without the murder." "Thank you. You have no idea how much of a compliment that is to me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/you-re-like-lady-macbeth-without-the-murder-thank-you-you-have-no/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“It was a great laugh - that kind where you can actually hear the 'ha-ha-ha's' if you listen closely enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/it-was-a-great-laugh-that-kind-where-you-can-actually-hear-the-ha-ha/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“We have this way of putting certain ideas out of our minds...we do that. Humans, I mean. We have to bury things, hopes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/we-have-this-way-of-putting-certain-ideas-out-of-our-minds-we-do-that/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“Life, he says, doesn’t have to be so bad all the time. We don’t have to be anxious about everything. We can just be.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/life-he-says-doesn-t-have-to-be-so-bad-all-the-time-we-don-t-have-to/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“Okay, so first we get you a new computer and then a Facebook page. Priorities, you know," he said, typing in Kyle's password. "What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/okay-so-first-we-get-you-a-new-computer-and-then-a-facebook-page/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“I actually didn't mind too much that Gabriel had spent the past four nights in my room. He was relatively quiet, didn't go through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/i-actually-didn-t-mind-too-much-that-gabriel-had-spent-the-past-four/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“He accepted him for what he was. And that Data concluded, was true friendship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/he-accepted-him-for-what-he-was-and-that-data-concluded-was-true/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“People didn't like having to come up with something smart or helpful or sensitive to say, and they weren't intelligent enough to realize that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/people-didn-t-like-having-to-come-up-with-something-smart-or-helpful/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [Not only had my brother disappeared, but--and bear with me here--a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/not-only-had-my-brother-disappeared-but-and-bear-with-me-here-a-part/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“When one of us is dying, they say a part of all of us is. I think that's why it hurts. We go our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/when-one-of-us-is-dying-they-say-a-part-of-all-of-us-is-i-think-that/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“Most people would rather do nothing than risk doing the wrong thing-that's something Solomon learned a long time before shutting them all out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/most-people-would-rather-do-nothing-than-risk-doing-the-wrong-thing/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“She did something instead of nothing. And suddenly destiny didn't seem all that far-fetched an idea.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/she-did-something-instead-of-nothing-and-suddenly-destiny-didn-t-seem/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

> [“Secrets...will boil under your skin until it feels like every time you speak, every time you look in the mirror, every time you hug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/secrets-will-boil-under-your-skin-until-it-feels-like-every-time-you/)

[John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/)

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