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"unfortunately i did NOT know i was signing up for a miniature Infinite Jest while I'm in somewhat of a time crunch" — Nov 14, 2024 07:59PM
"unfortunately i did NOT know i was signing up for a miniature Infinite Jest while I'm in somewhat of a time crunch" — Nov 14, 2024 07:59PM
“You won’t understand what I mean now, but someday you will: the only trick of friendship, I think, is to find people who are better than you are—not smarter, not cooler, but kinder, and more generous, and more forgiving—and then to appreciate them for what they can teach you, and to try to listen to them when they tell you something about yourself, no matter how bad—or good—it might be, and to trust them, which is the hardest thing of all. But the best, as well.”
― A Little Life
― A Little Life
“Maybe when we die, the first thing we’ll say is, 'I know this feeling. I was here before.”
― White Noise
― White Noise
“When Netanyahu and Trump were elected I thought those were good days, because the truth had come to light. But it seemed not only that the truth was ugly, but also that ugly was beautiful. The people adore the monster, the rich want to look poor.”
― The Coin
― The Coin
“In those minutes, he pretended that they were his parents, and he was home for the weekend from law school to visit them, and this was his room, and the next day he would get up and do whatever it was that grown children did with their parents.”
― A Little Life
― A Little Life
“Airports and train stations are where you get to cry”
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
― We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
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