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“There's a difference between really loving someone and loving the idea of her.”
― Gone Girl
― Gone Girl
“She loved the guy. She did it for him. She would’ve done anything for him. Some people are like that. Some loves are like that. Most loves are like that, from what I can see. Your heart starts to feel like an overcrowded lifeboat. You throw your pride out to keep it afloat, and your self-respect and your independence. After a while you start throwing people out—your friends, everyone you used to know. And it’s still not enough. The lifeboat is still sinking, and you know it’s going to take you down with it. I’ve seen that happen to a lot of people here. I think that’s why I’m sick of love.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“Writers are different,” said Waldegrave. “I’ve never met one who was any good who wasn’t screwy.”
― The Silkworm
― The Silkworm
“Between skin and skin, there is only light.”
― The Magus
― The Magus
“You wish to be liked. I wish simply to be. One day you will know what that means, perhaps. And you will smile. Not against me. But with me.”
― The Magus
― The Magus
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