“When he began to see the way the world is, not the way the corporate media presented it, not the way his teacher and parents told it, not the way he wished it was, so he wouldn't have to feel guilt. Once he saw the way the world is, in it's most gritty, tactile, overwhelming sadness and injustice, well he could never unsee it.”
― Ohio
― Ohio
“Life is a series of choices between wonders.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“Maybe the ending was the best part - the only time you saw the beauty in it all.”
― Give Me Your Hand
― Give Me Your Hand
“...between addiction and depression? Depression a lot worse. Depression ain't something you just get OFF of. You can't get CLEAN from depression. Depression be like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your MIND. You just got to be careful not to touch where it hurts. It always be there, though.”
― The Marriage Plot
― The Marriage Plot
“It was simply that leaving with Daniel would mean that I'd miss Kickoff - and thus defer the massive pressure I felt. I felt the hurt of my first day of camp, Day 1 of college. The places populated with people who'd never known me, I was forced to confront the truth I really already knew: being here was not enough to make me different.”
― Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
― Girl in the Woods: A Memoir
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