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“Your life can end in a flash before you even have time to know it’s over.
There is no safe. There is no control.”
― Something Like Fate
There is no safe. There is no control.”
― Something Like Fate
“I’m trying to paint an underwater ocean scene. It’s just not working. My queen angelfish is supposed to have these bright yellow eyes and electric-blue stripes along the edge of her fin. Instead, it looks like I’m trying to paint a fried egg with some blue bacon. Maybe I can pass it off as postmodern.”
― Something Like Fate
― Something Like Fate
“The first thing we saw at the pet store was this scary white cat sitting on his own pedestal. He fluffed out his fur in a huff of attitude. His weird eyes were like lasers, way more expressive than human eyes. It felt like he could read my soul. His eyes were all, Yeah. I know you. I know everything you’re thinking. The cat was acting all exotic and important. Which I guess is what happens when you’re put on your own pedestal.”
― Something Like Fate
― Something Like Fate
“Somehow, I manage to open the door. And smile at the enormous bunch of balloons Erin has for me. And act like my normal self (or at least what I think my normal self acts like).”
― Something Like Fate
― Something Like Fate
“Is your dad still in a huffufle about it?” I ask.
“Oh, he’s huffufled, all right.”
― Something Like Fate
“Oh, he’s huffufled, all right.”
― Something Like Fate
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