“Don’t let me be your life’s tragedy. Let me be one of the best things that ever happened. One of the many best things that ever happened to you. Let our time together be a beautiful, happy time in your life that came to an end, but led to more happiness, more love.”
― Pack Up the Moon
― Pack Up the Moon
“The sound of the nail clippers must have annoyed my brother, because he stuck his head out the door and yelled at me to be quiet. My mother, who felt nothing for my father, discovered the glass I’d broken while doing the dishes and scolded me from inside the kitchen, as if she’d finally found the proper outlet for her frustration. Crickets chirped in the corner of the yard. I asked myself over and over, When will I ever get out of here?”
― Highway with Green Apples
― Highway with Green Apples
“thinking is the root of our suffering.”
― Don't Believe Everything You Think
― Don't Believe Everything You Think
“Once upon a time, I believed I could be like the heroes in those fairytales. Be the man who rides in on a magnificent fucking unicorn and saves the day, sweeps the princess off her feet and lives happily ever after. But that just isn’t in the cards for a guy like me.”
― Bite Me
― Bite Me
“I met someone. I think I’m in love. She’s tiny and cute. You would like her. I told her all about you. She’s…” Here, he lights a cigarette. I hear the all-too-familiar sound of his lighter over the phone. The blue-green flame. “She really puts me at ease. It’s different than when I’m with you. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying I had a problem with you. Not at all. It’s just that, with her, I never feel anxious about what I’m supposed to do next. I could never cheat on someone like her.”
― Highway with Green Apples
― Highway with Green Apples
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