Alex

“I’m glad we don’t know everything.” “You’re glad?” “That we don’t know all the answers, that we can’t explain it all, like space. Maybe we’re not supposed to know all the answers. Questions are good. They’re better than answers. If you want to know more about life, how we work, how we progress, it’s questions that are important. That’s what pushes and stretches our intellect. I think questions make us feel less lonely and more connected. It’s not always about knowing. I appreciate not knowing. Not knowing is human. That’s how it should be, like space. It’s unsolvable, and it’s dark,” I say, “but not entirely.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

“He'd start every day with a wave of anxiety at the thought of interacting with people. The strange part is he liked them. He just couldn't handle speaking with them . . . Small talk and that.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

“It hurts, all of it, but we feel nothing.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

“To really know ourselves we have to question ourselves. I always liked that idea.”
― Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things