“The only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer.”
― Everything Is Illuminated
― Everything Is Illuminated
“It was not the feeling of completeness I so needed, but the feeling of not being empty.”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“We had everything to say to each other, but no ways to say it”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“The bruises go away, and so does how you hate, and so does the feeling that everything you receive from life is something you have earned.”
― Everything Is Illuminated
― Everything Is Illuminated
“I missed you even when I was with you. That’s been my problem. I miss what I already have, and I surround myself with things that are missing.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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