“Nobody likes being alone that much. I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all. It just leads to disappointment. ”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“Every life is in many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves.”
― Ulysses
― Ulysses
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.”
― The Intern
― The Intern
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