But if there was another me, an opposite, someone who did do all the right things—well, I figured, that guy could really be something.
“No matter how terrible life became, no matter how blistering the pain, I was always sure I’d still have room for seconds.”
― Everything I Know About Love
― Everything I Know About Love
“The weighty representation of the world cannot rest on every decision you make.”
― Everything I Know About Love
― Everything I Know About Love
“For some reason, sadness in music eases the sadness in my soul. It’s like the worse the heartache in a song is, the better I feel. Dramatic songs are like a drug, I imagine. Really bad for you, but they make you feel good.”
― Regretting You
― Regretting You
“In that moment, I thought, She’s going to be the girl bleeding in a beautiful dress until it kills her. I felt…lost, sad, depressed, sick. I felt really hopeless but also like I didn’t have the luxury of giving up. Like I was going to have to fight for her—fight for her against her—until I lost. Because there was no winning. I didn’t see how I could win the war.”
― Daisy Jones & The Six
― Daisy Jones & The Six
“Water flows from high places to low places. That is the nature of gravity. Emotions also seem to act according to gravity. When in the presence of someone with whom you have a bond, and to whom you have entrusted your feelings, it is hard to lie and get away with it. The truth just wants to come flowing out. This is especially the case when you are trying to hide your sadness or vulnerability. It is much easier to conceal sadness from a stranger, or from someone you don’t trust.”
― Before the Coffee Gets Cold
― Before the Coffee Gets Cold
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