It was safer in the shadows, where no one could see you. Because if I found my voice, I would have to speak. I would have to say what I thought and ask for what I wanted.
“It’s important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse.”
― Life of Pi
― Life of Pi
“I stopped watching for ridicule, the scorpion’s tail hidden in his words. He said what he meant; he was puzzled if you did not. Some people might have mistaken this for simplicity. But is it not a sort of genius to cut always to the heart?”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“thirty-seven years. Or ten years. Or one week. Or one day.”
― You've Been So Lucky Already: A Memoir
― You've Been So Lucky Already: A Memoir
“You still can’t believe it. You don’t think you will ever fully believe or understand how it is that one person is given ninety-six years, and another only”
― You've Been So Lucky Already: A Memoir
― You've Been So Lucky Already: A Memoir
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