But in instances where I could not substantiate a physical or emotional detail, I turned to memory, knowing full well that it is revisionist and that each time we remember something, we alter it slightly, massaging our perspective and
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“Fear is the mistaken belief I can’t handle an event in the future.”
― Go Gentle
― Go Gentle
“know there’s something called Paris Derangement Syndrome. It’s where Japanese tourists have spent their whole lives building up Paris in their imaginations and when they get here, they go into shock.”
― Go Gentle
― Go Gentle
“Seneca: The greatest remedy for anger is delay.”
― Go Gentle
― Go Gentle
“thought about it. “When people get older, they become more like themselves. So yes, this is what she was like. But no, she wasn’t always this bad.”
― Go Gentle
― Go Gentle
“There was a time when all I wanted was to be where I am,” she went on. “But I didn’t quite realise the sacrifice that it would require. I didn’t realise I’d lose my baby. I didn’t realise what it would be like—living on a landfill of secrets, the stench of it making me sick all the time, making it impossible to sleep.”
― The Heir Apparent
― The Heir Apparent
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Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine
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