“She was so like a sister that I forgot we'd chosen each other as friends.”
― Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal
― Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal
“I'm so good at beginnings, but in the end I always seem to destroy everything, including myself.”
― The Buddha and the Borderline
― The Buddha and the Borderline
“It's hard for an educated woman to turn her head off. That's part of the joy of being a submissive. None of the decisions are yours. When you can't refuse anything and can't even move, those voices in your head go silent. All you can do, and all you are permitted to do, is feel.”
― Dark Citadel
― Dark Citadel
“Having waited my entire life to get an award for something, anything...I now get awards all the time for being mentally ill. It’s better than being bad at being insane, right? How tragic would it be to be runner-up for Bipolar Woman of the Year?”
― Wishful Drinking
― Wishful Drinking
“In your entire life, you can probably count your true friends on one hand. Maybe even on one finger. Those are the friends you need to cherish, and I wouldn't trade one of them for a hundred of the other kind. I'd rather be completely alone than with a bunch of people who aren't real. People who are just passing time.”
― Fixing Delilah
― Fixing Delilah
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