“That was the thing about being alone, in theory or in principle. Whatever happened-good, bad, or anywhere in between-it was always, if nothing else, all your own.”
― Lock and Key
― Lock and Key
“There's just something obvious about emptiness, even when you try to convince yourself otherwise. ”
― Lock and Key
― Lock and Key
“I think the way I feel about the internet is the way some people feel about the ocean. It's so huge and unknowable, but also totally predictable. You type a line of symbols and click enter, and everything you want to happen, happens.
Not like real life, where all the wanting in the world can't make something exist.”
― The Upside of Unrequited
Not like real life, where all the wanting in the world can't make something exist.”
― The Upside of Unrequited
“If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
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