Barely Competent

“Because I kept fucking up, because it seemed so hard to not fuck up, I lived a life where I had less than what I desired. So instead of wanting more, sometimes I just made myself want even less. Sometimes I made myself believe that I wanted nothing.”
― Kevin Wilson, Nothing to See Here

“When you love someone, but don't like parts of them, it complicates your memories of them when they're gone.”
― Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper’s Daughter

“and - though books cannot save you from everything - I hope that you are still reading.”
― Abigail Dean, Girl A

“If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine