“I yearned for everything long gone.”— Osamu Dazai Related Quotes “America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be disappointed in the object of your love, wanting it to be better than it is. In fact, that is a measure of love. Honest critique is a pillar of patriotism.”— Charles M. Blow “The future of fiction? he said. Maybe, she said. Will it have room for, you know, love & stuff? he said. Always, she said. OK then, he said.”— Patrick Ness “It’s part of life to have obstacles. It’s about overcoming obstacles that’s the key to happiness.”— Herbie Hancock