The sex was always decent, but outside of that we have almost nothing in common. I guess it’s that combination that always made it easy to keep coming back into each other’s bed out of boredom or intoxication or lazy desire, but the lack of
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“And honestly, I think you're doing a lot of things right.”
― How to Defy Your Boss
― How to Defy Your Boss
“One of the things you had to do all the time as an academic scrounging for jobs and fellowships and grants was craft the narrative of your research career. It was usually called ROPE - Research Opportunity and Performance Evidence - and you had to talk about how much you'd achieved relative to the opportunities you'd had.”
― An Academic Affair
― An Academic Affair
“Ooh, we've got a fantastic crowd tonight. I can feel it." More whistles and cheers. "Playing shows like this is a privilege, and we only get to do it because of you. Because you guys show the fuck up, and stream our music, and we want to thank you for that.”
― Winner Takes All
― Winner Takes All
“What do you think your parents did well in their relationship that you can take to yours, and what do you think they did poorly?”
― Stranger Things Have Happened
― Stranger Things Have Happened
“I've been fighting for so long I'm not sure I know how to stop, I'd replied, but I'll try if you will.
I was both a truth-teller and a liar. I didn't know how to stop fighting. And I wasn't going to try.”
― An Academic Affair
I was both a truth-teller and a liar. I didn't know how to stop fighting. And I wasn't going to try.”
― An Academic Affair
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