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At the origin was a gesture of mine that made no sense, and which, precisely because it was senseless, I immediately decided not to speak of to anyone. The hardest things to talk about are the ones we ourselves can’t understand.
“I am not saying you haven't suffered, Martha. But I am saying, grow up. You're not the only one.”
― Sorrow and Bliss
― Sorrow and Bliss
“It is just meat, hamu. The beautiful part of you is still here.”
― The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
― The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
“Ideally, Martha, you want to figure out the reason why you keep burning your own house down.”
― Sorrow and Bliss
― Sorrow and Bliss
“I'm the worst person in the world"
"No, you're not." Patrick's hand came down in a fist and he hit the arm of the sofa. "You're not the best person in the world either, which is what you really think. You're the same as everybody else. But that's harder for you, isn't it. You'd rather be one or the other. The idea that you might be ordinary is unbearable.”
― Sorrow and Bliss
"No, you're not." Patrick's hand came down in a fist and he hit the arm of the sofa. "You're not the best person in the world either, which is what you really think. You're the same as everybody else. But that's harder for you, isn't it. You'd rather be one or the other. The idea that you might be ordinary is unbearable.”
― Sorrow and Bliss
“It's a miracle to realize that somebody loves you.”
― If Beale Street Could Talk
― If Beale Street Could Talk
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