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Because here’s the thing: I was fine on my own, and so are you. But it can be hard when you feel ready for Happy Couplehood and you seem to have missed the train. As my friend Oliver Platt used to say to me about hopes and dreams I’d share
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“War is what happens when language fails.”
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“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Valis
― Valis
“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
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“And the days are not full enough
And the nights are not full enough
And life slips by like a field mouse
Not shaking the grass”
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And the nights are not full enough
And life slips by like a field mouse
Not shaking the grass”
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“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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Eliza’s 2025 Year in Books
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