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What struck me—with her and with many other female American friends I have—is how invested they are in being “liked.” How they have been raised to believe that their being likable is very important and that this “likable” trait is a
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“ain’t trying to say nothing but what she said, Althea, which is if anybody cared enough to look, they could’ve saw my dangers.” She stops, like she just hit on something. “You know, maybe it’d be easier if they was just straight-up monsters, right? Walking ’round with horns like the devil, so everybody could see ’em real easy.” She raises her hands to her head and makes horns with her fingers, then laughs. “I’ll tell you, this old girl’s seen a lot in this raggedy-ass life of mine, but I still can’t monsterfy somebody that mean something to me, even when I been gutted by their horns. Now, that right there’s what really fucks with you.”
― The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
― The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
“I want an infinitely blank book and the rest of time...
...why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time, my greatest regret is how much I believed in the future.”
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...why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time, my greatest regret is how much I believed in the future.”
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“We need enormous pockets, pockets big enough for our families and our friends, and even the people who aren't on our lists, people we've never met but still want to protect. We need pockets for boroughs and for cities, a pocket that could hold the universe.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
“But certain shit ain't got no hope of coming into existence no matter what you're told or how many different ways you speak it. Some of us just got Kick Me signs tacked to our backs straight outta the womb, and, sure enough, life just rears back and puts its foot clean up your ass. I'm talking ankle deep. And ain't no getting it out.”
― The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
― The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls
“Increasingly at Southern airports, instead of a “good-bye” or “thank-you,” cashiers are apt to say, “Have a blessed day.” This can make you feel like you’ve been sprayed against your will with God cologne. “Get it off me!” I always want to scream. “Quick, before I start wearing ties with short-sleeved shirts!”
― Calypso
― Calypso
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