“You and I -- we're just atoms that arranged themselves the right way, and we can understand that about ourselves. Is that not amazing?”
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
“A life does not need to be satisfying or triumphant. A life does not need to mean anything or lead anywhere. A life does not need a direction or a goal. Ultimately, a life merely needs to be lived until there is no more living left to do.”
― Alice Isn't Dead
― Alice Isn't Dead
“Sometimes a person reaches a point in their life when it becomes absolutely essential to get the fuck out of the city”
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
“We talk about freedom the same way we talk about art,” she said, to whoever was listening. “Like it is a statement of quality rather than a description. Art doesn’t mean good or bad. Art only means art. It can be terrible and still be art. Freedom can be good or bad too. There can be terrible freedom.”
― Alice Isn't Dead
― Alice Isn't Dead
“Still. Something is missing. Something is off. So, how fucking spoiled am I, then? How fucking broken? What is wrong with me that I can have everything I could ever want and have ever asked for and still wake up in the morning feeling like every day is a slog?”
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
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