“Secretly though, I did sort of enjoy being a fucked-up mess. Apart from that, I didn't have a whole lot going on.”
― Notes of a Crocodile
― Notes of a Crocodile
“Unhealthy love is two people stoking a shared fantasy of desperate beauty, weaponizing passion and desire.”
― Notes of a Crocodile
― Notes of a Crocodile
“...the feminine appetite for possession tends to emasculate every living contest, and can reduce a magnificient but inferior male to the status of a courtesan.”
― The Last of Cheri
― The Last of Cheri
“The fact is, most people go through life without ever living. They say you have to learn how to construct a self who remains free in spite of the system. And you have to get used to the idea that it's every man for himself in this world. It requires a strange self-awareness, whereby everything down to the finest detail must be performed before the eyes of the world.”
― Notes of a Crocodile
― Notes of a Crocodile
“When men are in the kitchen, it is considered work, and when women are in the kitchen it's considered duty. That's why there are so few women chefs in restaurants. The kitchen is hostile territory. It's a wonder nice things come out of it.”
― Happy Hour
― Happy Hour
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