“Starting antidepressants was like that for me. I felt like shit all the time, and then suddenly I didn't. And all this stuff seemed possible for the first time. My mind felt...quieter, maybe. Lighter.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“Sometimes when things go wrong, it's easy to blame someone else. Because it simplifies things. it takes any responsibility out of your hands. And I don't know if your parents did that to you and your sister or if somewhere along the way you took that blame on yourself, but it's not your fault. None of it. Your parents made their decisions, and I'm not saying their situation was, or that they didn't do the best they could. But it wasn't enough, Harriet. If you could even think that, if you could ever even fucking wonder if they regretted you, then they didn't do enough.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“Everyone fights with the people they love, Harriet,” he says. “What matters is how you do it.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“Are you saying I can come home?” “I’m saying,” he murmurs softly, “it’s not home unless you’re there.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
“Everything is changing. It has to. You can’t stop time. All you can do is point yourself in a direction and hope the wind will let you get there. Another maritime metaphor. I am truly a local’s worst nightmare. But the point stands: change happens.”
― Happy Place
― Happy Place
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