All the Bright Places Quotes

Violet Markey: You know they call you "the Freak" right?

Theodore Finch: Yeah, sometimes I say or do things without thinking and people don't like that, people like labels. They like putting you in a box. They want you to be who they want you to be.

Violet Markey: People don't like messy.

Theodore Finch: ...or different.

[delivering a presentation to the class]

Violet Markey: I used to be worried about everything. Things that seemed meaningful were actually meaningless. I worried about life. I worried about what would happen if I let myself feel again. I thought I didn't deserve to. Then, without really knowing, I changed. I wasn't worried about what would happen if I lived; I was worried about what would happen if I didn't... what I would miss. I worried about not remembering; not remembering all of the moments, all of the places. And that's because of Finch. Because he taught me to wander. He taught me that you don't need to climb a mountain to stand on top of the world, and even the ugliest places can be beautiful - as long as you take the time to look. And it's okay to get lost, as long as you find your way back. But, in learning all of that, I missed seeing something more important; seeing Finch. I missed that he was in pain. I missed that he was teaching me all along how to move on. Finch was a dreamer. He dreamt while he was awake. He dreamt of all the beauty in the world and he made it come to life. Finch taught me that there's beauty in the most unexpected of places, and that there are bright places even in dark times. And that, if there isn't, you can be that bright place... with infinite capacities.

Theodore Finch: [first lines]

Theodore Finch: What are you doing.

Violet Markey: [gasp]

Theodore Finch: [recognizing her] Violet Markey?

Violet Markey: Oh my God. Please go.

Theodore Finch: Well, I don't think that's...

Violet Markey: Just go!

Theodore Finch: [climbs up onto the bridge railing with her]

Violet Markey: What are you doing?

Theodore Finch: I asked you first.

Amanda: I heard you beat the shit out of Roamer. Why do you keep doing stuff like that? Are you tired of people talking about you?

Theodore Finch: People are always gonna talk. It's their specialty.

[last lines]

Violet Markey: [delivering a presentation to the class] I used to be worried about everything. Things that seemed meaningful were actually meaningless. I worried about life. I worried about what would happen if I let myself feel again. I thought I didn't deserve to.

Violet Markey: Then, without really knowing, I changed. I wasn't worried about what would happen if I lived; I was worried about what would happen if I didn't... What I would miss. I worried about not remembering; not remembering all of the moments, all of the places. And that's because of Finch. Because he taught me to wander. He taught me that you don't need to climb a mountain to stand on top of the world And even the ugliest of places can be beautiful - as long as you take the time to look. And it's okay to get lost, as long as you find your way back.

Violet Markey: But, in learning all of that, I missed seeing something more important - seeing Finch. I missed that he was in pain. I missed that he was teaching me all along how to move on.

Violet Markey: Finch was a dreamer. He dreamt while he was awake. He dreamt of all the beauty in the world and he made it come to life. Finch taught me that there's beauty in the most unexpected of places. And that there are bright places even in dark times. And that if there isn't, you can be that bright place... with infinite capacities.