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“And the cripple said intensely: 'A body always has the ideal it deserves, That ideal of a stone- if I may say so, you'd have to have a demigod's body to sustain it.”
― A Happy Death
― A Happy Death
“I'm chasing after that Holy Shit Effect.”
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
“It turns out that the things I hated most as a child are the same things that serve me the most as an adult.”
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
― I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
“The croissant was crisp and soft and flaky at the same time. Just biting it made you feel cared for.”
― The Idiot
― The Idiot
“what does 'functioning normally' mean?" I asked.
"Being able to face the past. Having a normal sex life. Not lying awake all night in fits of anxiety."
"Oh. Are most people able to face the past and have normal sex lives?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I think they are," she said. "Anyway, if anyone is, it should be me. Deep down I have a talent for well-being. I can feel it."
I nodded. I thought she had it, too, a talent for well-being.”
― The Idiot
"Being able to face the past. Having a normal sex life. Not lying awake all night in fits of anxiety."
"Oh. Are most people able to face the past and have normal sex lives?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I think they are," she said. "Anyway, if anyone is, it should be me. Deep down I have a talent for well-being. I can feel it."
I nodded. I thought she had it, too, a talent for well-being.”
― The Idiot
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