had felt good, but it was like the drip coffee back in America versus the espresso made in Europe.
“You can’t force a story that doesn’t want to be told.”
― Chelsea Girls: A Novel
― Chelsea Girls: A Novel
“Then plans, tasks, and to-do lists start to intrude, with each thought spawning at least two more—a family tree whose descendants multiply at speed. If I don’t send this email, plant this seed, finish this work, order this part, then I won’t be able to do something else tomorrow; the impact of today traveling down a chain that stretches far into the future.”
― A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention: Discovering the Beauty of My ADHD Mind - A Memoir
― A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention: Discovering the Beauty of My ADHD Mind - A Memoir
“The way to turn an ex-lover into a friend is to never stop loving them, to know that when one phase of a relationship ends it can transform into something else. It is to acknowledge that love is both a constant and a variable at the same time.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“If it helps you, I would like to be a partner to you,” Daedalus said. “I know I am an imperfect substitute for whoever you have lost. But we are both alone, and I think we could help each other. Sorrows can be shared, as easily as games of Go.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“Ten years. It wasn't enough time, but I would live every blessed second of it. "We're going to San Fransisco." She smiled up at me. "We'll get a house in North Beach." "Right away," I said. "I've got the down payment and then some."
She signed and pulled me close. "We're going to be so happy."
We would be. I'd dust the knickknacks, burn the sausage, wake up next to her every morning. I'd be grateful, even though I knew the end.”
― Even Though I Knew the End
She signed and pulled me close. "We're going to be so happy."
We would be. I'd dust the knickknacks, burn the sausage, wake up next to her every morning. I'd be grateful, even though I knew the end.”
― Even Though I Knew the End
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