“I remember one desolate Sunday night, wondering: Is this how I´m going to spend the rest of my life? Marrid to someone who is perpetually distracted and somewhat wistful, as though a marvelous party is going on in the next room, which but for me he could be attending?”
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“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
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“If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.”
― The Wide Window
― The Wide Window
“...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.”
― The Bad Beginning
― The Bad Beginning
“Sometimes, just saying that you hate something, and having someone agree with you, can make you feel better about a terrible situation.”
― The Bad Beginning
― The Bad Beginning
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