“I was young, still so young, that I thought my lack of wholeness was somehow my fault. I had no idea everyone feels this way—that the most essential part of growing up is figuring out where your empty places are and learning how to fill them by, and for, yourself.”
― Bittersweet
― Bittersweet
“Essential to the plot? Um, no. Essential to the development of the character? Only if it was essential that the character be a dimwit exhibitionist floozy. Which apparently it was. (The actress who did take the part has played pretty much nothing but dimwit-exhibitionist-floozy roles since then. Sure, she’s a household name, but so is Velveeta.)”
― Pretty Is
― Pretty Is
“Even now she can’t decide. She thinks about flipping a coin. Heads she goes, tails she stays. But isn’t indecisiveness an early sign of mental illness?”
― In the Unlikely Event
― In the Unlikely Event
“I should do three things every day, but instead I sit, paralyzed in front of my computer, beating myself up for not doing three things every day like I promised myself I would. I’ve determined this is more time-consuming and stressful than actually doing the three goddamn things a day, and, therefore, I’m entitled to my fury.”
― Luckiest Girl Alive
― Luckiest Girl Alive
“If you love books enough, books will love you back.”
― Among Others
― Among Others
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