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“In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.”
― The World and Other Places: Stories
― The World and Other Places: Stories
“He wrote on a piece of paper with his pencil.
Psychosis: out of touch with reality.
Since then, I have been trying to find out what reality is, so that I can touch it.”
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Psychosis: out of touch with reality.
Since then, I have been trying to find out what reality is, so that I can touch it.”
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“She looked at me like I was crazy. Most of my lovers do, and that's partly why they love me, and partly why they leave”
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“Everyone who tells a story tells it differently, just to remind us that everybody sees it differently. Some people say there are true things to be found, some people say all kinds of things can be proved. I don't believe them. The only thing for certain is how complicated it all is, like string full of knots. It's all there but hard to find the beginning and impossible to fathom the end. The best you can do is admire the cat's cradle, and maybe knot it up a bit more.”
― Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
― Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
“I was happy but happy is an adult word. You don't have to ask a child about happy, you see it. They are or they are not. Adults talk about being happy because largely they are not. Talking about it is the same as trying to catch the wind. Much easier to let it blow all over you.”
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