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"the description makes me AHH (in a good way),, the description of grief rlly resonates with me though and sometimes it's kinda tough to read bc i can see myself in aspects of this 13 year old boy in New York,,, then Las Vegas but anyways ,, i hate vegas for him bless him theo just needs to go live with hobie and pippa needs to live with hobie and they need to get out of the south and west 3" — Oct 14, 2021 06:10PM
"the description makes me AHH (in a good way),, the description of grief rlly resonates with me though and sometimes it's kinda tough to read bc i can see myself in aspects of this 13 year old boy in New York,,, then Las Vegas but anyways ,, i hate vegas for him bless him theo just needs to go live with hobie and pippa needs to live with hobie and they need to get out of the south and west 3" — Oct 14, 2021 06:10PM
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It was, so much, and yet so little, and I understood it all. I know it's supposed to be from a warped perspective- from inside the suffocating, stale bell jar- however, it resonates with me- I feel understood. It left me strangely detached and empty,
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“I didn't know why I was going to cry, but I knew that if anybody spoke to me or looked at me too closely the tears would fly out of my eyes and the sobs would fly out of the throat and I'd cry for a week.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“I must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words.”
― Hamlet
― Hamlet
“We don't like to admit it, but the idea of losing control is one that fascinates controlled people such as ourselves more than almost anything. All truly civilized people – the ancients no less than us – have civilized themselves through the wilful repression of the old, animal self.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“After all, the appeal to stop being yourself, even for a little while, is very great.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Once, over dinner, Henry was quite startled to learn from me than men had walked on the moon. “No,” he said, putting down his fork.
“It’s true,” chorused the rest, who had somehow managed to pick this up along the way.
“I don’t believe it.”
“I saw it,” said Bunny. “It was on television.”
“How did they get there? When did this happen?"”
― The Secret History
“It’s true,” chorused the rest, who had somehow managed to pick this up along the way.
“I don’t believe it.”
“I saw it,” said Bunny. “It was on television.”
“How did they get there? When did this happen?"”
― The Secret History
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