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"the answer to how long it will take me to forget about reading daily and having to catch up with multiple days is less than two weeks" — Jan 18, 2026 11:26AM

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“I wanted to explain myself to myself in an understandable way. I gave shape to my fears and made excuses. I varied my velocities, watched myselves sleep. Something's not right about what I'm doing but I'm still doing it-- living in the worst parts, ruining myself. My inner life is a sheet of black glass. If I fell through the floor I would keep falling.
The enormity of my desire disgusts me.”
― Richard Siken, War of the Foxes

tags: desire, disgust, existentialism, life

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