“And the only thing she was certain of was this: that between ourselves and the world are a million stories, and if we don’t know which among them are true, we might as well try out those that are most humane, most generous, most beautiful, most loving.”
― Wellness
― Wellness
“Once I saw the kid in me, I started seeing kids in other people—all dressed as adults, playacting at being grown-up. But I saw through the performances now, to the frightened children beneath.”
― The Fury
― The Fury
“We are all unreliable narrators of our own lives.”
― The Fury
― The Fury
“Now, I know only this for sure--the first half of life is pure selfishness; the second half, all grief.”
― The Fury
― The Fury
“All I understand for sure is that people have a very strong need to explain the world in ways that make them feel better, or safer, or more powerful, or more well liked, or more in control, but not necessarily in ways that are true. Alas, the truth is of very low importance, psychologically speaking.”
― Wellness
― Wellness
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