Shaun
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“I make jokes,” I say, “because it’s easier to pretend I’m not feeling what I’m feeling than to actually feel it.”
― The House Across the Lake
― The House Across the Lake
“Why bother if you’re not going to give it your all?”
― The House Across the Lake
― The House Across the Lake
“Do you always do that?” she asks.
“Do what?”
“Make a joke to avoid talking about your true feelings?”
“Only ninety percent of the time,” I say.
“I make jokes because it’s easier to pretend I’m not feeling what I’m feeling than to actually feel it.”
― The House Across the Lake
“Do what?”
“Make a joke to avoid talking about your true feelings?”
“Only ninety percent of the time,” I say.
“I make jokes because it’s easier to pretend I’m not feeling what I’m feeling than to actually feel it.”
― The House Across the Lake
“there’s no such thing as happily ever after. There’s only happy for a short period of time before everything falls apart.”
― The House Across the Lake
― The House Across the Lake
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