“I'm not talking about commitment to romantic relationships. I'm talking about commitment to things: houses, jobs, neighborhoods. Having a job that requires a contract. Paying a mortgage. I think when men hear that women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not it. It's a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life.”
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
“In my mind, the sexiest thing in the world is the feeling that you’re wanted.”
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
“You can’t ever reach perfection, but you can believe in an asymptote toward which you are ceaselessly striving.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“You might also see that some of my playlists are simply two songs on repeat fifteen times, like I’m a psycho getting pumped up to murder the president.”
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
― Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
“There is a moment, a cusp, when the sum of gathered experience is worn down by the details of living. We are never so wise as when we live in this moment.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
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