“I think the idea of me is better than the reality of me.”
― Verity
― Verity
“Apathy. Pretending to be happy, pretending to be sad, pretending to have an orgasm, pretending to be having fun, pretending that you’ve slept well, pretending that you’re alive. Until there comes a point where you reach an imaginary red line and realize that if you cross it, there will be no turning back. Then you stop complaining, because complaining means that you are at least still battling something. You accept the vegetative state and try to conceal it from everyone. And that’s hard work.”
― Adultery
― Adultery
“suddenly, for no reason, I get into the shower and burst into tears. I can cry there because no one can hear my sobs or ask me the question I hate most: “Are you all right?” Yes, why shouldn’t I be? Is there anything wrong with my life? No, nothing. Only the nights that fill me with dread. The days I can’t get excited about. The happy images from the past and the things that could have been but weren’t. The desire for adventure never fulfilled.”
― Adultery
― Adultery
“If an attraction is present between two people, those two people can only be one of two things. Involved or not involved. There is no in-between.”
― Verity
― Verity
Matthew S’s 2025 Year in Books
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Biography, Business, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, contemporary-romance, and adult
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