“It felt as if everything that had happened so far in my life had been leading me to this point, preparing me for this task, and that I was uniquely equipped to pursue this quest. It was a perfect collision of personality, past experience, purpose, and timing.”
― Stop Drifting, Start Rowing: One Woman's Search for Happiness and Meaning Alone on the Pacific
― Stop Drifting, Start Rowing: One Woman's Search for Happiness and Meaning Alone on the Pacific
“You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way.”
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“I'm all alone, but I'm not lonely.”
― 1Q84
― 1Q84
“A drinking man's someone who wants to forget he isn't still young and believing”
― Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
― Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
“I fell in love with you that summer all those years ago. I never really told you, because of everything that happened. But I suppose I've been in love with you ever since.
Everything's been wrong with us, timing -wise. Hasn't it?
I just wanted you to know I wasn't an idiot, some stupid bastard who wanted to hurt you. I could never do that to you. There were reasons.”
― Happily Ever After
Everything's been wrong with us, timing -wise. Hasn't it?
I just wanted you to know I wasn't an idiot, some stupid bastard who wanted to hurt you. I could never do that to you. There were reasons.”
― Happily Ever After
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