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“People often mistake numbness for nothingness, but numbness isn’t the absence of feelings; it’s a response to being overwhelmed by too many feelings.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

“But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you’ve told yourself about who you are so that you aren’t trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life.”
― Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

“Senza amore non conosciamo nessun viaggio di esplorazione del mondo, senza amore non giungiamo a conoscere né la morte né il modo di vincerla, cioè non diventiamo consapevoli di essere fatti di tempo limitato e di volerlo donare a qualcuno.”
― Alessandro D'Avenia, Ogni storia è una storia d'amore

“The problem with sending messages was that people responded to them, which meant one had to write more messages in reply.”
― Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire