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The Other Side of Now

by Paige Harbison (Goodreads Author)

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Mar 04, 2026 04:51PM

“Surely no one else lived like this - burdened by the tiniest details they assumed had enormous consequences. Surely no one else was so anchored by anxiety. Other people could stumble and shake their heads and move on. How she envied their lightness.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

tags: anxiety, comparison, emotional-struggle, envy, human-nature, introspective, mental-health, reflection, resilience, vulnerability

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“You know how you can remember exactly when and where you read certain books? A great novel, a truly great one, not only captures a particular fictional experience, it alters and intensifies the way you experience your own life while you’re reading it. And it preserves it, like a time capsule.”
― Lily King, Heart the Lover

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“Just remember. Something good for you, something bad for you, and a change of scenery. That’s the winning formula.”
― Cara Bastone, Promise Me Sunshine

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“This was the key to flourishing in graduate school. You could do anything if you were delusional.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

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“I suppose intellectualizing our experiences is just another way to depersonalize them. Strip them of pain we would otherwise feel, and replace it with pain we can merely think about.”
― Nicola Dinan, Disappoint Me

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