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I can’t with Theo. I literally can’t. I’m dying. I get where he’s coming from, but I can’t deal with him rn.

Sorry if I’m spamming anyone’s homepage, but god, I love Ruth. She’s such an icon. So this update is purely dedicated to her.

“About love. About how we often mistake love for fireworks—for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It’s boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm—and constant.”

“She was the love of my life—she was my life—and I wasn’t ready to give her up. Not yet. Even though she had betrayed me, I still loved her.
Perhaps I was crazy, after all.”

F—K IT, NEVERMIND

“Now I saw the truth. Kathy hadn’t saved me—she wasn’t capable of saving anyone. She was no heroine to be admired—just a frightened, fucked-up girl, a cheating liar.”

THANK THE LORD

SPOILER: Getting better. A bit slow at the moment, since the book is diving more into Theo’s life at the moment. Just found out that he was getting cheated on by his wife, and I’m honestly not surprised. They met whist they were both dating someone else, so you can’t expect much from the relationship already.

But anyway, feeling bad for Theo, but all in all, you can’t be too shocked.

I officially started today about 45 minutes ago, and shit, I can already tell this is gonna be good. I’m in love with the author’s choice of narrative. Instead of being Alicia herself, it’s her physiotherapist, Theo, and I definitely like his perspective on her case and his curiosity.