“He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt, and his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive.”
― Catch-22
― Catch-22
“It's always the simple things, well executed, that are memorable.”
― Sweetbitter
― Sweetbitter
“I don’t mean to ruin the ending for you, sweet child, but life is one long headwind. To make any kind of impact requires self-will bordering on madness. The world will be hostile, it will be suspicious of your intent, it will misinterpret you, it will inject you with doubt, it will flatter you into self-sabotage. My God, I’m making it sound so glamorous and personal! What the world is, more than anything? It’s indifferent.”
― Today Will Be Different
― Today Will Be Different
“I had created a life that was bent in service to all my personal cravings.”
― Sweetbitter
― Sweetbitter
“My heart started racing, not the bad kind of heart racing, like I'm going to die. But the good kind of heart racing, like, Hello, can I help you with something? If not, please step aside because I'm about to kick the shit out of life.”
― Where'd You Go, Bernadette
― Where'd You Go, Bernadette
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