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“Most people can motivate themselves to do things simply by knowing that those things need to be done. But not me. For me, motivation is this horrible, scary game where I try to make myself do something while I actively avoid doing it. If I win, I have to do something I don't want to do. And if I lose, I'm one step closer to ruining my entire life. And I never know whether I'm going to win or lose until the last second.”
― Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
― Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
“I was a terribly simple girl when it came to problems and my plate was so full the vegetables were falling off.”
― Dying for a Living
― Dying for a Living
“To reiterate, no matter how much pepper you eat, it won’t undo the ludicrous amount of salt you ate before it.”
― Hyperbole and a Half
― Hyperbole and a Half
“The belly is an ungrateful wretch, it never remembers past favors, it always wants more tomorrow.”
― One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
― One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
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