Carry On Answers All of Life’s Biggest Questions (Brilliantly)
Meet Carry On, the book that’s both an amazing work of fiction and your new guru. Because, you see, Rainbow Rowell has somehow managed, in her infinite genius, to supply us with all sorts of wise answers to questions we didn’t even know we had—until we read these little nuggets of wisdom. And if you can’t trust Simon Snow and company with this sort of thing, who can you trust?
Carry On (Simon Snow Series #1)
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Carry On (Simon Snow Series #1)
Hardcover $19.99
How do you stay optimistic?
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can’t carry on at all.”
Why are goodbyes always so painful?
“It’s the good things that’ll drive you mad with missing them.”
How many friends do you really need?
‘There are only so many hours in the day, Simon. Two, three people—that’s all any of us have time for.’
‘There are more people than that in your immediate family, Penny.’
‘I know. It’s a struggle.’
Does it matter if those friends are girls or boys?
“‘It’s good to see you girls spending time together,’ she says. ‘It’s good to have a life that passes the Bechdel test.'”
Do you have to be happy all the time?
“I mean, it’s okay that you’re not okay. Whatever you’re feeling is okay.”
Is there a point to worrying about things?
“It hurts to think about things that you can’t have or help. S’better not to think about it.”
What if you feel like you’re just a supporting character in your own life?
“Everything is a story. And you are the hero.”
What should you look for in a relationship?
“I want to be someone’s right now, not their happily ever after.”
Why do you never feel ready to deal with life’s next problem?
“As soon as you start carrying a sword, all your enemies turn out mist and gossamer.”
What does it mean to grow up?
“That I’ll get my shit together eventually and solve more problems than I cause.”
How do you stay optimistic?
“You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can’t carry on at all.”
Why are goodbyes always so painful?
“It’s the good things that’ll drive you mad with missing them.”
How many friends do you really need?
‘There are only so many hours in the day, Simon. Two, three people—that’s all any of us have time for.’
‘There are more people than that in your immediate family, Penny.’
‘I know. It’s a struggle.’
Does it matter if those friends are girls or boys?
“‘It’s good to see you girls spending time together,’ she says. ‘It’s good to have a life that passes the Bechdel test.'”
Do you have to be happy all the time?
“I mean, it’s okay that you’re not okay. Whatever you’re feeling is okay.”
Is there a point to worrying about things?
“It hurts to think about things that you can’t have or help. S’better not to think about it.”
What if you feel like you’re just a supporting character in your own life?
“Everything is a story. And you are the hero.”
What should you look for in a relationship?
“I want to be someone’s right now, not their happily ever after.”
Why do you never feel ready to deal with life’s next problem?
“As soon as you start carrying a sword, all your enemies turn out mist and gossamer.”
What does it mean to grow up?
“That I’ll get my shit together eventually and solve more problems than I cause.”