“Those who had nothing substantial to brag about bragged the loudest.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
“But of course it was worth it. It was the only thing that was worth it. She had been fortunate to find a vocation that made irrelevant everything else, and anything that made you forget to eat, drink, sleep, or maintain basic relationships—anything that made you so inhumanly excited—had to be pursued with single-minded devotion.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
“Hell’s lonely,” said Peter. “You’ll want company.” “Hell is other people, I’ve heard.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
“How wonderful, truly, to have a friend whose silence you adored.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
“What Alice needed most then was a nice long holiday, and then perhaps institutionalization at some remote facility near the sea.”
― Katabasis
― Katabasis
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