Solutions and Other Problems

by Allie Brosh

For the sake of trust building, the third chapter will follow the second. But then we will jump directly to chapter five, do you understand? No chapter four. Why? Because sometimes things don’t go like they should.

I love this book already

If you keep going, you’ll eventually realize that the one true answer to all your questions is: Of course it doesn’t make sense—what business do you have expecting things to make sense?

Sense

When you can explain things to people who are willing to listen to you explain them, it is extremely difficult to resist fully and brutally explaining them. It feels good to explain them—like maybe you’re getting somewhere. Like maybe, if you can just… really explain them, the experiences will realize you’re catching on and stop bothering you.

Loss

Sometimes all you can really do is keep moving and hope you end up somewhere that makes sense.

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I also apologize to Robert Lewis May, but that is some pretty convenient logic. What is that supposed to teach me about fitting in with my peers? “Hang in there, kid—maybe there’ll be some insane coincidence where your exact defect is the only solution, and everyone will be forced to accept you based on your utility”? What do I do if there isn’t? What do I do if I’m useless and ugly forever?

Ugly

I’m glad you asked, children. As far as we can tell, life does not have a point.

LOL