“The splendid thing
about falling apart
silently...
is that
you can start over
as many times
as you like.”
― A Thousand Flamingos
about falling apart
silently...
is that
you can start over
as many times
as you like.”
― A Thousand Flamingos
“I was playing a new part in a new play: the messed-up adult child coming home in a truly pitiful state in the back of her parents’ luxury sedan.
It was a glorious suburban homecoming.”
― The Many Loves of Mila
It was a glorious suburban homecoming.”
― The Many Loves of Mila
“That was one other time when my whole body reacted to the fear and went out of my own control. My nerves came apart completely, and I started vomiting and vomiting. I couldn't stop. It had been such a narrow escape. I kept telling myself that I could take all of the pressure; but there were those times that my body seemed almost to shut itself down, to scream that what was happening was just too much.”
― Things We Couldn't Say
― Things We Couldn't Say
“I loved her in spite of myself. I loved her immeasurably.
Infinitely. And I feared that love as much as I feared my own fury at the
world.”
― Mornings in Jenin
Infinitely. And I feared that love as much as I feared my own fury at the
world.”
― Mornings in Jenin
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