“But sometimes you lose. Nothing you can do but admit it.-Eli”

“It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing.”

“Sometimes there's nothing you can do. [...] Sometimes they don't have enough to fight with.”

“They stood there for a while, not saying anything. Then Eli said: 'Do you want to come in?'Oskar didn't reply. Eli pulled on her T-shirt, lifted her hands, let them fall.'I'm never going to hurt you.''I know that.''What are you thinking about?''That T-shirt. Is it from the trash room?''...yes.''Have you washed it?'Eli didn't answer.'You're a little gross, you know that?''I can change, if you like.''Good. Do that.”

“Sometimes it takes losing everything to realize what you had. And sometimes realizing what you had can actually make you feel thankful for losing everything. It’s a weird paradox, discovering what you thought was everything – what you ran and worked so hard for – really amounted to nothing.”Todd Saville, My Father’s House”

“Losing sometimes can be essenssial cause you wuddnt know how to treasure if you havent felt the pain of losing sumthng valueable”