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Here, she thought, was someone who meant something. Aggressive, perhaps, could be difficult, could be almost dangerous perhaps. One of those girls who had a mission in life, who was dedicated to violence, perhaps, who went in for causes. ...more
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Elena Ferrante
“I knew - perhaps I hoped - that no form could ever contain Lila, and that sooner or later she would break everything again.”
Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante
“She was like that, she threw things off balance just to see if she could put them back in some other way.”
Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend

Ottessa Moshfegh
“Nothing seemed really real. Sleeping, waking, it all collided into one gray, monotonous plane ride through the clouds. I didn't talk to myself in my head. There wasn't much to say. This was how I knew the sleep was having an effect: I was growing less and less attached to life. If I kept going, I thought, I'd disappear completely, then reappear in some new form. This was my hope. This was my dream.”
Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Robin Wall Kimmerer
“What is the duty of humans? If gifts and responsibilities are one, then asking “What is our responsibility?” is the same as asking “What is our gift?” It is said that only humans have the capacity for gratitude. This is among our gifts.”
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Amor Towles
“if a man does not master his circumstances then he is bound to be mastered by them.”
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