But what did Jesus do during his time on earth? He told people there is a kingdom beyond that is far more important than any nation here and handed himself over to the Romans. He didn’t claim the vote was rigged when the crowd chose to
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“I think again how unprepared we are for illness and old age. How we trundle toward it unthinkingly, like lemmings toward the edge of a cliff. The tiny humans we coo over at the start of their lives, we shudder to look upon at the end.”
― The Burning Girls
― The Burning Girls
“This book is dedicated to Klonopin.”
― We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
― We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.
“She moves as if to get closer, though it hardly feels possible. She’ll climb inside me. She’ll burrow under my skin.”
― Strict Confidence
― Strict Confidence
“It reminded me of a bad breakup, when you wake up devastated the next morning and realize that the only person who could possibly offer you comfort is the one person you just agreed never to speak to again.”
― Competitive Grieving
― Competitive Grieving
“she wonders if this is what feeling old really means—not just a physical deterioration, but an interpersonal. A growing silence caused by the people you most love, who have shaped you and defined your world, going on ahead into whatever comes after.”
― Recursion
― Recursion
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