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Rebecca
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Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.
“The thing about having a mental breakdown is that no matter how obvious it is that you're having one, it is somehow not obvious to you. I'm fine, you think. So what if I watched TV for twenty-four straight hours yesterday. I'm not falling apart. I'm just lazy. Why it's better to think yourself lazy than think yourself in distress, I'm not sure. But it was better. More than better: it was vital.”
― Educated
― Educated
“Exactly. When is comes to anything halfway important, you just don't get it. It's amazing to me that you can put a piece of fiction together'
'Yeah, well, that's a whole different thing.'
(from Honey Pie)”
― After the Quake
'Yeah, well, that's a whole different thing.'
(from Honey Pie)”
― After the Quake
“Strange and mysterious things, though, aren't they - earthquakes? We take it for granted that the earth beneath our feet is solid and stationary. We even talk about people being 'down to earth' or having their feet firmly planted on the ground. But suddenly one day we see that it isn't true. The earth, the boulders, that are supposed to be solid, all of a sudden turn as mushy as liquid - From the short story "Thailand”
― After the Quake
― After the Quake
“Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them. ”
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: 24 Stories
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: 24 Stories
“Ordinary imperfect people, always choose similarly imperfect people as friends.”
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
― Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
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