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“You’re not like me, Seong-hee. You believe in a divine being, and in this thing we call humanity. You never did manage to win me over. I could never believe in the existence of a being who watches over us with consummate love. I couldn’t even make it through the Lord’s Prayer without the words drying up in my throat. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. I forgive no one, and no one forgives me.”
― Han Kang, Human Acts

“I just think some women aren't made to be mothers. And some women aren't made to be daughters.”
― Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects

“They always call depression the blues, but I would have been happy to waken to a periwinkle outlook. Depression to me is urine yellow, washed out, exhausted miles of weak piss.”
― Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects

“This is what I can't stand about you AI natives—this assumption that as long as you ask a question, you'll always get your answer. I am not an AI. Try having a guess or coming up with your own theory from time to time. I don't give marks for answers that fail to show their working. Some people might, but I'm not one of them. If your success is a fluke, when you're not sure you could manage twice in a row, then it's no success at all.”
― Rie Qudan, Sympathy Tower Tokyo