Suffering in and of itself is meaningless; we give our suffering meaning by the way in which we respond to it.
“Gradually the waiting began to feel less like waiting and more like this was simply what life was: the distracting tasks undertaken while the thing you are waiting for continues not to happen.”
― Conversations with Friends
― Conversations with Friends
“I hope you looked west while I was looking east, and that for a moment you met my eyes without knowing it. I know you never look away, ever when your eyes are closed, but I'm never certain you can see what's really there.
I miss you to pieces.
Yours Always
- J”
― These Violent Delights
I miss you to pieces.
Yours Always
- J”
― These Violent Delights
“[I'd] become one of those odd birds who seem to be attractive to others, but cannot commit themselves to...any of them”
― Paul Ruscha's Full Moon
― Paul Ruscha's Full Moon
“Ophelia said, Isn't there even one for you?They're all adjectives, they make me feel modified (Eve Babitz)”
― Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A.
― Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A.
The YA Book Club
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This is a book club for all those who love Young Adult books. We know you love to read, and so do we. We will have optional group reads each month. If ...more
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