“Always.” —J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the saddest literary quote they've ever read. Here are some of their tear-jerking replies.
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1. "For Beatrice, when we first met, I was lonely, and you were pretty. Now I am pretty lonely."
—Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope
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2. "So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be."
—Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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3. "Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold."
—S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders
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