“What’s counterintuitive is, because I’m such a fuck-up, when I’m in the pits, some part of me doesn’t want to climb out. Yes, it’s bloody awful down here, but at the same time nobody’s making demands of me, not even myself.”
― Elder Race
― Elder Race
“Talk to people about themselves and they will listen for hours.”
― How to Win Friends and Influence People
― How to Win Friends and Influence People
“Her father had once told her he hoped she found someone who made her smile. Just that. No fireworks like in tales and ballads. He didn’t wish her the shiver of romance or the endless ache of desire. “You should marry your best friend,” he told her. All those grand emotions”
― The Spellshop
― The Spellshop
“Dependable . . . faithful . . . reliable”
― Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
― Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life
“How does the old joke go? I like people in the abstract but not in the concrete?”
― We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
― We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
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