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Alyssa Walsh
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“What you must understand about me is that I’m a deeply unhappy person.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“Pain is a relatively objective, physical phenomenon; suffering is our psychological resistance to what happens. Events may create physical pain, but they do not in themselves create suffering. Resistance creates suffering. Stress happens when your mind resists what is... The only problem in your life is your mind's resistance to life as it unfolds. ”
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“There are times when I worry that I've already lost myself. That is, that my self is so inseparable from being with you that if we were to separate, I would no longer be. I save this thought for when I feel the darkest discontent. I never meant to depend so much on someone else.”
― The Lover's Dictionary
― The Lover's Dictionary
“It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.”
― The Lover's Dictionary
― The Lover's Dictionary
“I suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do — to feel, discuss feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what someone, or a group of people, might actually be like.”
― New Order
― New Order
Alyssa’s 2025 Year in Books
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310 friends
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98 books
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117 books
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799 books
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116 friends
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10 friends
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