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Leah Brown
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“A part of every girl is poised to defend herself, long before she knows why she might need to.”
― The Last Party
― The Last Party
“The irony, of course, is that kids believe that knowledge unlocks happiness. More than anything, they crave access to all the things that they aren’t supposed to know yet; as if being privy to the secrets of the world will open up some magical door to adulthood. They believe that if you know, you will understand. But in fact, the opposite is true. The more you come to know about the world, the less it makes sense; and the more you wish you could just climb right back inside your mother’s arms and hide there, an oblivious kid, forever.”
― What Kind of Paradise
― What Kind of Paradise
“We are undone by the specificity of our dreams. Reality can never live up to the shining edifices we forge inside our fantasies: Life, in all its confusing complexity, is destined to be a disappointment in comparison. The lottery winner discovers that the riches don’t equal happiness; the longed-for baby is colicky and sour; losing fifty pounds still doesn’t bring you love; winning the election doesn’t trigger societal change. Life is a constant emotional calibration, then: the tiny adjustments we make every day as we come up against our discontents. We ride this seesaw, between hope and disenchantment, seeking some sort of equilibrium.”
― What Kind of Paradise
― What Kind of Paradise
“We have cats. The father is not very useful.”
― Herland
― Herland
“The old ways had a dark side." The janitor calls after him, "So do we, Mr. Stahl, and now there's nothing to remind us.”
― Perfect Little Town
― Perfect Little Town
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