Deborah
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West of Rome
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Like my beloved Rocco he would ease the pain and bruises of my interminable days, the poverty of my childhood, the desperation of my youth, the desolation of my future.
“That was the thing people didn’t talk about, how much of life was just filling time.”
― Blue Sisters
― Blue Sisters
“I’ve now heard from multiple people that he has it out for me. Oh well. Do your best, Scott Bell. You were always a fucking cunt.”
― This Will Only Hurt a Little
― This Will Only Hurt a Little
“should read a book, I should make some friends, I should write some emails, I should go to the movies, I should get some exercise, I should unclench my muscles, I should get a hobby, I should buy a plant, I should call my exes, all of them, and ask them for advice, I should figure out why no one wants to be around me, I should start going to the same bar every night, become a regular, I should volunteer again, I should get a cat or a plant or some nice lotion or some Whitestrips, start using a laundry service, start taking myself both more and less seriously.”
― The New Me
― The New Me
“Emotionally, I saw myself as a smooth, hard little ball. He couldn’t get purchase on me. I just rolled away.”
― Mr Salary
― Mr Salary
“I began to realize that all my life I’ve been leaving myself breadcrumbs. It didn’t matter that I didn’t always know what I was walking toward. It was worthwhile, I told myself, just trying to see clearly, even if it took me years to understand what I was trying to see.”
― Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
― Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
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