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It is narrowly known that Jews do not dress in traditional American black for funerals,
Not true, at least in my experience. It’s perfectly normal; my family and I have always worn black or other dark colors to funerals. When I was younger, it was black and only black. As I’ve aged, though, I’ve found it less important and have worn navy, dark brown, and burgundy to funerals and unveilings.
“Irrationally, I think, Will You Marry Me? Four words. I Want a Divorce. Four words. I would like time to count the letters as well, but there is not time.”
― Split: A Memoir of Divorce
― Split: A Memoir of Divorce
“Every one of Joel's important songs--including the happy ones--are ultimately about loneliness. And it's not 'clever lonely' (like Morrissey) or 'interesting lonely' (like Radiohead); it's 'lonely lonely,' like the way it feels when you're being hugged by someone and it somehow makes you sadder.”
― Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
― Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.”
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“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”
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“I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
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