I wanted to be alone forever, and I never wanted to be alone again. I wanted to never unlock another door, never enter another unfamiliar room. I didn’t want to encounter any more mysteries: not one wrapped gift, not one page in a
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“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
― Pensées
― Pensées
“The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.”
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“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
“I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk around for the rest of my days with her encased in my skin.
I want.”
― Water for Elephants
I want.”
― Water for Elephants
“This time I read the title of the painting: Girl Interrupted at Her Music. Interrupted at her music: as my life had been, interrupted in the music of being seventeen, as her life had been, snatched and fixed on canvas: one moment made to stand still and to stand for all the other moments, whatever they would be or might have been. What life can recover from that?”
― Girl, Interrupted
― Girl, Interrupted
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