“I miss you more than I remember you.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”
― Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence
― Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence
“I'm not a religious person but I do sometimes think God made you for me.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“Not for you,” Lila replies ardently, “you’re my brilliant friend, you have to be the best of all, boys and girls.”
― My Brilliant Friend
― My Brilliant Friend
“Become. It was a verb that had always obsessed me...I wanted to become, even though I had never known what. And I had become, that was certain, but without an object, without a real passion, without a determined ambition.”
― Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
― Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
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