When really strong emotion comes up, all the doctrines and beliefs that we’ve held on to seem kind of pitiful by comparison, because emotions are so much more powerful.
“We never really talked much or even looked at each other, but it didn't matter because we were looking at the same sky together, which is maybe even more intimate than eye contact anyway. I mean, anybody can look at you. It's quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“True terror isn’t being scared; it’s not having a choice on the matter.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“You are as real as anyone, and your doubts make you more real, not less.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“What I love about science is that as you learn, you don't really get answers. You just get better questions.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
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