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Why, in our efforts to understand and observe life, must we so often snuff it out?
“Loneliness is not about how many people you have around. It’s about whether or not you feel connected. Whether or not you’re able to be yourself.”
― Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me
― Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me
“Choosing a lover is a lot like choosing a therapist. We need to ask ourselves, is this someone who will be honest with me, listen to criticism, admit making mistakes, and not promise the impossible?”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“The lonely feeling comes from not feeling known.”
― Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me
― Wild Game: My Mother, Her Secret, and Me
“...we often mistake love for fireworks - for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It's boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm - and constant.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“You have no idea how much you can learn about yourself by plunging into someone else’s life” Margot said.
I smiled at her, not fully understanding what she was saying but feeling a small ping of comprehension, an olive pit smacking the wall of my consciousness.
“You can read your way into a whole new narrative for yourself” Margot promised.”
― Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
I smiled at her, not fully understanding what she was saying but feeling a small ping of comprehension, an olive pit smacking the wall of my consciousness.
“You can read your way into a whole new narrative for yourself” Margot promised.”
― Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me
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