Because pitying myself was something I had long ago promised myself I wouldn’t do.


“It is a midnight lie, she said. A kind of lie told for someone else’s sake, a lie that sits between goodness and wrong, just as midnight is the moment between night and morning. Or a lie that is not technically false, like a misleading truth.”
― The Midnight Lie
― The Midnight Lie

“Sometimes books don’t find us until the right time.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice

“were too cheap to pay the price for something as valuable as honesty.”
― The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
― The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

“Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

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