“And I guess I realized at that moment that I really did love her. Because there was nothing to gain, and that didn't matter.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you utter— they are so rusty, so ugly, so meaningless and feeble from being kept in the small cramped dark inside you so long.”
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
― The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
“I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes.
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― Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
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― Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
“Sometimes the things we want most in life are the things that will kill us.”
― Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
― Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
“I don't know if it's better to be close with your daughter or make sure that she has a better life than you do.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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