“The rottenness comes from within.”
― Death Comes as the End
― Death Comes as the End
“I didn't know why I was going to cry, but I knew that if anybody spoke to me or looked at me too closely the tears would fly out of my eyes and the sobs would fly out of the throat and I'd cry for a week.”
― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
“I realize the thing about a guy you've spent your whole life loving from afar is that even though he's real you've really made most of him up.”
― The Geography of Girlhood
― The Geography of Girlhood
“But you know Hajime, some feelings cause us pain because they remain.”
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
― South of the Border, West of the Sun
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