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I was upset, which was I felt like she had turned into some kind of weirdly responsible, conservative adult, which was never our plan.
“I know I am sarcastic and accommodating, but I am also small and quiet and won’t like you very much or very often.”
― Everything Was Fine Until Whatever
― Everything Was Fine Until Whatever
“You must learn that it is not important for you to ask questions. Nobody needs for you to ask questions. Your job is to follow procedure. Following procedure does not require questions.”
― Go to work and do your job. Care for your children. Pay your bills. Obey the law. Buy products.
― Go to work and do your job. Care for your children. Pay your bills. Obey the law. Buy products.
“I still don’t know whether there are more hard or soft things in the world,”
― What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
― What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
“It could drive you mad to wake up to the fact that your whole life has been about chasing some false goal.”
― Impossible Vacation
― Impossible Vacation
“I don’t believe in honors, it bothers me, honors bother, honors is epaulettes, honors is uniforms. My papa brought me up this way. I can’t stand it, it hurts me.”
― The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
― The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
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