“Who can really distinguish between the sea and what’s reflected in it? Or tell the difference between the falling rain and loneliness?”
― Sputnik Sweetheart
― Sputnik Sweetheart
“Lust and learning,” Katherine once said. “That’s really all there is, isn’t it?”
― Stoner
― Stoner
“We are defining the boundaries of normality by tearing apart the people outside it.”
― So You've Been Publicly Shamed
― So You've Been Publicly Shamed
“I hear a bird sing or a dog bark or the sound of an axe on wood - and I feel a sense of stability, I feel that I am important, that I am continuous and integral.”
― Season of Migration to the North
― Season of Migration to the North
“But this time I can be gratefuk (really, I am) that I don't have anything to throw overboard. A great feeling. The only thing I could possibly throw overboard would be myself. Not such a bad idea, throwing myself overboard. No, this is getting to sound pathetic. The idea itself, though, isn't pathetic in the least. I'm not feeling sorry for myself. It only sounds that way when I write it down.”
― A Wild Sheep Chase
― A Wild Sheep Chase
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