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You have not asked me, for instance, what is my favourite flavour of jam, to check that I am indeed Professor Dumbledore, and not an impostor.’ ‘I didn’t …’ Harry began, not entirely sure whether he was being reprimanded or not. ‘For future
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“I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“for nothing is more unbearable, once one has it, than freedom.”
― Giovanni’s Room
― Giovanni’s Room
“May you live long enough to know why you were born.” —CHEROKEE BIRTH BLESSING”
― Finding Me
― Finding Me
“Krista asks,"What is it about society that disappoints you so much?"
Elliot thinks, "Oh I don't know, is it that we collectively thought Steve Jobs was a great man even when we knew he made billions off the backs of children?
Or maybe it's that it feels like all our heroes are counterfeit; the world itself's just one big hoax. Spamming each other with our burning commentary of bullshit masquerading as insight, our social media faking as intimacy.
Or is it that we voted for this? Not with our rigged elections, but with our things, our property, our money.
I'm not saying anything new. We all know why we do this, not because Hunger Games books makes us happy but because we wanna be sedated. Because it's painful not to pretend, because we're cowards.
Fuck Society."
"Mr. Robot" season 1 episode 1, 'ohellofriend.mov”
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Elliot thinks, "Oh I don't know, is it that we collectively thought Steve Jobs was a great man even when we knew he made billions off the backs of children?
Or maybe it's that it feels like all our heroes are counterfeit; the world itself's just one big hoax. Spamming each other with our burning commentary of bullshit masquerading as insight, our social media faking as intimacy.
Or is it that we voted for this? Not with our rigged elections, but with our things, our property, our money.
I'm not saying anything new. We all know why we do this, not because Hunger Games books makes us happy but because we wanna be sedated. Because it's painful not to pretend, because we're cowards.
Fuck Society."
"Mr. Robot" season 1 episode 1, 'ohellofriend.mov”
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“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
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